Wednesday, 5 September 2018

Olympics Committee President rejects esports as ‘promoting violence’


Were you, like me, curious to see if esports would make it as far as the Olympics? It seemed like it was at least possible — everyone appeared to be pretty receptive. But this weekend, at least one major Olympics official expressed their dislike of the idea, which may be enough to put a stop to that idea. This week, esports made its debut at the Asian Games, the largest multisports event in the world behind the Olympics. While it was strictly a demonstration sport, it was the first time esports had made it that far into the world of…

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https://ift.tt/2NOQkpL Rachel Kaser September 04, 2018 at 06:01PM

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