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The event was attended by Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin, Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Maksut Shadayev, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, President of ER-Telecom Holding Andrey Kuzyaev, representatives of the organizing committee of the Games of the Future, as well as cybersportsmen.
“The International Future Games movement is developing at the intersection of sports, technology, innovation and education. All sports disciplines will be based on the latest achievements in science and technology. I am pleased to announce Team Spirit, one of the world's top esports players, as ambassador of the games. I am sure they will make a great contribution to the creation of a new international movement, present their proposals for its sports content and the creation of spectacular and spectacular formats of competitions, “Dmitry Chernyshenko noted.
Team Spirit became the ambassadors of the Games of the Future. won the World Cup The International 10. The Vice Prime Minister presented cybersportsmen with a unique artifact – a generated NFT token on the Sberbank blockchain platform.
Dmitry Chernyshenko noted that the first “Games of the Future” will be held in one or several cities of Russia. The main selection criterion is the availability of sports facilities, concert halls, exhibition pavilions and open spaces that can be adapted for a thematic tournament and can accommodate at least 300 thousand participants and spectators.
“The existing infrastructure of the cities will be used for the tournament. Collection of applications, inspection tours, communication with interested regions will take place until May next year. We will present the winner in May at the SportAccord World Summit in Yekaterinburg, “Dmitry Chernyshenko said.
Oleg Matytsin noted that Russia has a huge experience in hosting international sports competitions.
“We are launching a fantastic project -“ Games of the Future ”, which will be hosted by Russia, a sports power. She has tremendous experience in holding international sports competitions and educational forums. I am absolutely confident of success. Already today we cannot imagine sports and, in principle, physical education without the use of modern technologies, digital technologies. I am absolutely sure that today Russia is a leading sports power, and this project will also give us the opportunity to position our communities and our youth even more as leaders of world sports and new projects, ”said Oleg Matytsin.
Maksut Shadayev expressed confidence that the game format will find its user.
“Now is the time for new formats. We see how everything is changing rapidly. New services, new technologies quickly find their way to every person. Such a unique format is offered: two universes – virtual and physical. Technology, sports, education. I believe that this format will find its user, which will be interesting and popular. In fact, here Russia stands at the origins of a new movement. And I really want everything to work out for us, “Maksut Shadayev said.
Valery Falkov expressed confidence that Russian athletes will win prizes at the games.
” This initiative was not announced by chance. in the Year of Science and Technology. I would like to address all 85 constituent entities of Russia. We have a common task with you – to help talents realize themselves, to create conditions for this in the regions where they live. “Games of the Future” is another mechanism. Students participate in sports competitions and often winners. I am convinced that in the “Games of the Future” students will certainly win prizes, and therefore give reason to be proud of those who study at Russian universities, “said Valery Falkov.