Vietnam Olympic Committee plans to build on success of first esports/phygital sports festival

© Vietnam Olympic Committee
© Vietnam Olympic Committee

Hanoi, Vietnam, January 19, 2024: The Esports and Phygital (physical-digital) Sports Festival Vietnam 2024 was held under the auspices of the Vietnam Olympic Committee at Bac Ninh University of Sports.

The festival incorporated 10 esports competitions and 22 physical digital sports and attracted over 3,000 participants, of which 1,200 were identified as high-performance athletes.

The event took place over two days, on January 6-7, and was held in collaboration with the Vietnam Entertainment Electronic Sports Association and the Hanoi Entertainment Sports Association, along with the VOC and university. It was the first such festival combining esports and physical digital sports to be held in Vietnam.

There were a total of 108 events and sets of medals in four categories: esports, physical digital sports, simulation sports and digital entertainment sports.

Mr. Tran Van Manh, Secretary General of the Vietnam Olympic Committee, expressed his appreciation of the organization of the event, which he described as a significant milestone in the development of the Vietnamese Olympic sports movement.

The Vietnam Olympic Committee vowed to continue coordinating with national sports federations to further promote and advance the esports and physical digital sports movement throughout the country.

The festival proved to be attractive not only to national associations and athletes but also to business and sponsors related to digital technology.