World future games in Dubai next year

World Federation of Future Sports to be established in Dubai

Dubai: Dubai will host the World Future Sports Games in December 2017, an event organisers said this is the first initiative of its kind in the world featuring innovation and futuristic technology-based sports competitions.

The event is part of Dubai’s plans to include “future sports as a new innovation-driven economic sector supported by a new global entity, World Federation of Future Sports based in Dubai”, said organisers in a statement on Sunday.

The first edition of the World Future Sports Games will be hosted in Dubai from December 28 to 30, 2017.

The Games will be held over three days once every two years with the participation of teams from around the world in nine futuristic competitions that employ modern technology and artificial intelligence: driverless car racing, robotic soccer, robotic running competitions, manned drones racing, robotics swimming, robotic table tennis, robotic wrestling, drones races and cybathlon competition.

The future sports initiatives have been launched under the directives of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and under the supervision of Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Museum of the Future Foundation.

“Today we start a new phase in our march to the future through the launch of these unique initiatives that are built on the success of our global platforms, the UAE Drones for Good Award and UAE AI and Robotics Award for Good. Over the last two years, these platforms have attracted thousands of entries

and hundreds of teams from around the world to strengthen the position of the UAE in the field of innovation at the global level,” Shaikh Hamdan said in a statement on Sunday.

Shaikh Hamdan said it is expected that Dubai will activate future sports as a catalyst to drive innovation and research and development.

“Innovation in sports is an important part of building the UAE innovation system and achieving our vision to enhance the advanced status of the UAE in this area at the international level,” Shaikh Hamadan said.

Shaikh Hamdan said the World Federation of Future Sports will work with specialised international federations to create an integrated global system to support the new Future Sports Sector by organising scientific and technological competitions in different parts of the world, integrating research and technological development with sports. The initiative will contribute to attracting thousands of researchers and professionals from around the world to create economic value worth billions of dollars, Shaikh Hamdan said.

New federation

The World Federation of Future Sports will be headed by Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees and managing director of Dubai Museum of the Future Foundation; Mattar Al Tayer, in his capacity as vice-chairman of Dubai Sports Council, will be the vice-chairman of the World Federation of Future Sports, while Saif Al Aleeli, CEO of Dubai Museum of the Future Foundation, will be the secretary-general of the Federation.

World Federation of Future Sports is an initiative of Dubai Museum of the Future Foundation which aims to be an incubator for innovative ideas and a destination for inventors and entrepreneurs from around the world. In addition to becoming a major tourist destination, the Museum of the Future will offer advanced courses and specialised workshops, as well as public talks and events. It will serve as a platform to demonstrate the latest inventions from start-ups to the world’s technology giants. It will also host innovation facilities and design studios with universities, companies, and research partners.