Allaberdy Saparov, Chairman of the State Committee of Turkmenistan for Physical Culture and Sports, attended the opening ceremony of the “2026 Future Games” international multisport tournament and the Phygital Sports Summit Astana 2026, which took place in the capital of Kazakhstan. This was reported by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The tournament will run from July 29 to August 9. Around 800 athletes from 35 countries will participate, competing in eight phygital disciplines. According to Phygital International, phygital sports are currently developing in more than 115 countries, uniting athletes, clubs, technology companies, and sports organizations.

The opening ceremony was also attended by Minister of Tourism and Sports of Kazakhstan Yerbol Myrzabosynov, UAE Minister of Sports Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, Russian Minister of Sports Mikhail Degtyarev, Uzbekistan Minister of Sports Adham Ikramov, Azerbaijan Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gaibov, Belarusian Minister of Sports Sergey Kovalchuk, as well as representatives of international sports organizations, technology companies, and experts from various countries.

The key feature of the Future Games will be its club format: unlike traditional international competitions, athletes compete not for national teams, but for professional clubs, which may include representatives from different countries.

The largest prize pools are offered in the MOBA PC Dota 2 and Battle Royale PUBG: Battlegrounds disciplines – 1 million USD each. The prize pool for the MOBA Mobile MLBB is 900 thousand USD, for Phygital Football – 625 thousand USD, and for Phygital Fighting – 500 thousand USD.