SPORTING businesses from across the world will be going head to head in Coventry and Warwickshire next month.
The region will host the World Corporate Games – one of the largest corporate sporting festivals in the world, bringing together businesses of all sizes and sectors for four days of competition, networking and social activities – between August 20 and 23
Businesses from around the globe will travel to the region to compete, with international representatives already signed up from France, Spain, Mexico, Turkey and Romania.
Participants can compete in up to 20 sports, including football, tennis, netball, volleyball, basketball, padel, golf, and dragon boat racing, with events taking place at venues across Coventry and Warwickshire with the University of Warwick as a hub.
The games have been hosted in major cities including London, Geneva, Kuala Lumpur, Seville and Johannesburg since being founded in San Francisco in 1988, and will return to the UK for the first time since Liverpool hosted the event in 2014.
Construction giant Balfour Beatty are headline sponsors and will be sending more than 400 employees to compete.
Lee Hewitt, group business services director at Balfour Beatty, said: “The World Corporate Games reflects many of the things that matter most at Balfour Beatty – teamwork, wellbeing and bringing people together.
“As headline sponsor and one of the Games’ largest participating teams, we’ve seen first-hand how the event helps colleagues build connections across the business, strengthen relationships and create a real sense of belonging.”
Visit worldcorporategames.co for further details, including how to enter a team.
