UNICS took part in the press conference of the Games of the Future

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14.02.2024

14.02.2024

Today, on February 14, Tatar-Inform News Agency held a press conference dedicated to the holding of the international multisport tournament Games of the Future in Kazan.

The speakers were Minister of Sports of the Republic of Tatarstan Vladimir LEONOV, BC UNICS center Ivan LAZAREV and ex-Ak Bars forward Maxim PESTUSHKO.

The center of the Kazan club will play in the international tournament of digital basketball as part of the UNICS team, the matches of which will be held from February 21 to 29 at the Kazan EXPO. In group A of the preliminary stage, our guys' opponents will be teams from the USA, Serbia and Azerbaijan.

Ivan LAZAREV, BC UNICS center:

«I am not a new person in the world of esports. I visited the digital football last year, everything looks very cool. Games of the Future is a cool mix of classic and esports. Each time has its own specifics, the expectations are the highest. I'm sure it's going to be a great tournament».

The international multisport tournament Games of the Future will be held in the capital of Tatarstan from February 21 to March 3, 2024. On November 14, the ceremony 100 days before the start of the Games of the Future in Kazan took place at VDNKH, where Russian President Vladimir PUTIN started the countdown to the start of the competition. Later, he called the upcoming games the largest esports competitions in the world. Rustam MINNIKHANOV, the President of Tatarstan, noted that the Games of the Future and the Games of the BRICS countries in Kazan will leave a huge mark on history.

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