Before “Spartak » Ilya Kovalchuk in an interview with after the Fonbet KHL championship match against Torpedo (7:3), he said that he would soon leave for Kazan, where he would take part in the “Games of the Future”.
The “Games of the Future” will be held in Kazan from February 21 to March 3, 2024. The sports program includes competitions in 21 disciplines at 10 sports facilities in Kazan and Sochi.
— You had fun with Spartak in the morning, but in the evening you missed the match by decision of the coach. How important was it to you to have a day off?
– Yes, everything is important. We have a lot of guys training like me, and everyone has the opportunity to get into a rhythm of play and get in shape. It’s great to have someone to choose from. And we will prove our worth in training, gaining the trust of the coach.
— On February 22, you will travel to Kazan, where a gala match will take place as part of the “Games of the Future”. Besides you, Pavel Datsyuk, Danis Zaripov and other hockey stars will take part. But won’t this hamper your preparation for the KHL playoffs?
– I think not. Additionally, the team declared a day off on February 21. I will be happy to go to Kazan and talk with the guys. This will only inspire me. And it is a major event for our country: the first “Games of the Future” in history. There will be a large number of participants from all over the world, and it’s wonderful.
— What are the “Games of the Future”? Tell it to those who don’t know.
— It’s a mix of real and virtual sports. There are guys who are good at hockey, but not very good at console hockey. Therefore, they need to integrate virtual geniuses into their team for such a case. This is something unusual and interesting. I too, like all of us, am discovering this new world at the Future Games. But I know that many disciplines will be presented in Kazan – the battle of robots and various “counterattacks”, as well as hockey, football, basketball. I’m sure something big awaits us,” Kovalchuk said in an interview with .
The opening ceremony of the “Future Games” will take place on February 21, and the closing ceremony of the competition will take place on March 3. The competition will be broadcast on the channels of the sub-holding, as well as on streaming platforms.
Source : MatchTV

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