KEMEROVO, 28 Apr. For the first time in Kuzbass, competitions in figurative sports will be held, the press service of the regional government reports, citing Governor Sergei Tsivilev.
«Regional competitions» Kuzbass Cup «will be held in Kemerovo from May 6 to May 7 on the basis of the world's first phygital center and the Kuzbass Ice Palace. Participants will compete in the disciplines of «phygital football», «phygital basketball», drone racing, «Figital Tactical Combat» (laser tag),» the message reads.
«The sports infrastructure of the region today allows the development of a variety of areas, including such unusual and new ones. The Figit Center in Kemerovo was opened — for the first time in the world — in the fall of 2022 as part of the Tenth Anniversary International Forum «Russia — a Sports Power». It is important that we «we keep up with the times and our athletes have the opportunity to train on a very good base that meets international requirements. I am sure that figurative sports will become popular among the Kuzbass youth, because it combines computer games and physical activity,» Sergey Tsivilev is quoted in the message.
It is clarified that sports organizations and educational institutions can take part in the competition. No more than 8 teams are planned to participate in each discipline, no more than 8 pilots in drone racing. You can find out more and fill out an application for participation in the official group on the VKontakte social network.
On Saturday, May 6, competitions in «phygital football» and «phygital basketball» will be held (Kemerovo, Prospekt Pritomsky, 10/1, sports pavilion «Figital Center»). On Sunday, May 7 — drone racing and «figital tactical battle» (Kemerovo, Prospekt Pritomsky, 12, «Ice Palace «Kuzbass», universal halls).
Figital sport is a unique and innovative trend in the world of sports , which combines the best skills of athletes in virtual and augmented reality with physical activity.The easiest way to connect them is to fight first in cyberspace, and then go to the real site.
Figital sports require outstanding physical and cognitive abilities: flexibility, endurance, dexterity, good reaction and memory to keep a lot of details in mind.Unlike eSports, where it is enough to sit in one place and quickly and accurately respond to actions in the game using a joystick, mouse or keyboard, a digital gamer runs, jumps, squats .