From 29 July to 9 August, Kazakhstan’s capital will become the global hub of phygital sports - a unique competition format that combines esports, traditional sports, and cutting-edge technologies.

🌏 The tournament will bring together more than 800 athletes from over 50 countries, competing across eight disciplines: Phygital Basketball, Battle Royale PUBG, Dota 2, CS2, Phygital Football, Mobile Legends, Phygital Dancing, and Phygital Fighting.

🎮 In the phygital disciplines, participants first compete in a digital environment before continuing the contest on real-world sports venues, including a football pitch, basketball court, combat arena, or dance stage. The final results are determined based on the combined performance in both the digital and physical stages of the competition.

🎥 The Opening Ceremony will take place on 29 July at 5:00 p.m. (Kazakhstan time). The event will be broadcast live on the Jibek Joly, Qazsport, and Khabar TV channels, as well as on the official GOTF Astana 2026 Powered by Samruk-Kazyna YouTube channel and the Phygital+ platform.

🇦🇲 Viewers in Armenia will be able to follow the tournament on Kazakhstan’s Jibek Joly TV channel, available through the Ucom network.

⚡️ Games of the Future 2026 will bring together sport, technology, and innovation, showcasing a new generation of international sporting competitions.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-erevan/press/news/details/1263586?lang=ru