Nahyan bin Mubarak witnesses the launch of the first tolerance championship in electronic sports
The second day of the activities of the National Festival for Tolerance and Coexistence, organized by the Ministry of Tolerance, hypothetically, this year witnessed the holding of the International Commission for Tolerance in electronic sports, chaired by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence.
The festival witnessed the launch of the first tolerance championship in electronic sports, in cooperation between the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence and the International Federation of Electronic Sports, which opens the door to participation for young people from different countries of the world.
Nicole Pike, President of YouGov Global Sports and Electronic Games Sector, participated in a working paper on tolerance in the gaming community - interaction, impressions and experiences, and Dr. Heidi Al Askari, Director General of Diversity, Inclusion and Partnerships, and Director of Planning and Development Sector at the General Authority for Sports in Saudi Arabia, who spoke about youth practice Al-Araby for e-sports, and the importance of promoting moral values through these games, including tolerance.
The festival also launched sessions of the Tolerance Forum in e-Sports, with the participation of all members of the International Commission for Tolerance in e-Sports, members of the International Federation of the Game and members of the UAE Federation, and a large number of those interested in e-sports locally, regionally and internationally.
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan said: We are here today to launch the International Commission for Tolerance in E-Sports and Games, and we are also opening the first edition of the Tolerance Championship for E-Sports. It will be a busy day for the International Committee, which is one of the positive results of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence and the Federation Esports International, to work together to promote tolerance and coexistence through esports. "
He added: As President of the International Commission on Tolerance, I extend personal thanks and warm welcome to its founding members: Dr. Arkady Dvorkovich, President of the World Chess Federation, Nicole Pike, President of YouGov's global e-sports and games sector, Curtis Kohlas, chief development officer and president of the Carter Center, Kenneth Fock, president of the Asian Esports Federation, and Dr. Heidi. Alaeddin Al-Askari, Executive Director of the Special Olympics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Dr. Wardti Muhammad Radi, Sports Commissioner at the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Malaysia.
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan expressed his hope to work with this team that combines expertise, talents and the desire for creativity that ensure success for the work of the Commission, in order to promote tolerance and coexistence globally.
He explained that the Commission will work hard to see this achieved on the ground through tournaments and through other events and forums throughout the year, stressing that the launch of the International Commission for Tolerance in Electronic Sports and Games, "the first tournament for tolerance in electronic games," is a very important step in the long road to reaching Tolerance for all the youth of the world who practice and follow those games with the values of tolerance and human acquaintance.
For his part, Vlad Marinesco, President of the International Federation of Electronic Games, expressed his happiness in cooperation with the UAE Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence, appreciating the efforts of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, President of the International Commission for Tolerance, who believes in the role of tournaments in electronic games in reaching young people with the message of tolerance Coexistence and peace between the various peoples and cultures of the world.
He said, "The International Electronic Sports Federation will do its utmost to support the efforts of the International Commission for Tolerance in achieving its lofty goals within the framework of the joint pursuit of lofty values towards the world's youth and achieving peace through electronic sports in light of what the world is going through in terms of global conditions and in light of the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic. The power of esports to unite people.
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