ord ▁organisation , ▁following ▁a ▁dispute ▁with ▁the ▁International ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Sport Acc ord ▁president ▁Mar ius ▁V izer ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁temporary ▁halt ▁on ▁the ▁World ▁Com bat ▁Games . ▁The ▁successor ▁organisation , ▁Global ▁Association ▁of ▁International ▁Sports ▁Feder ations ▁or ▁G A IS F ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁organisation ▁of ▁the ▁event , ▁and ▁signed ▁heads ▁of ▁agreement ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁with ▁official ▁from ▁Chinese ▁Tai pe i ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁event . ▁However , ▁it ▁proved ▁impossible ▁to ▁organ ise ▁within ▁the ▁time ▁frame , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁was ▁sh el ved , ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁rela unch ing ▁the ▁event ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁ ▁World ▁Com bat ▁Games ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁G A IS F ▁announced ▁that ▁Nur - S ultan , ▁Kaz akh stan ' s ▁capital ▁city , ▁had ▁been ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁World ▁Com bat ▁Games . ▁The ▁Games ▁will ▁take ▁place ▁from ▁May ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 9 ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁city , ▁which ▁had ▁recently ▁been ▁renamed ▁from ▁Ast ana . ▁At ▁the ▁announ cement , ▁G A IS F ▁announced ▁that ▁event ▁would ▁hence for th ▁ad here ▁to ▁a ▁quad ren n ial ▁times c ale , ▁with ▁the ▁next ▁event , ▁as ▁yet ▁una ward ed , ▁planned ▁for ▁