eSports to be a medal event at 2022 Asian Games
by Bryan Armen Graham from on (#2KFV8)
- OCA says eSports will be added to official programme at Hangzhou 2022
- eSports to first be added as demonstration sport at next year's Asian Games
eSports will be an official medal sport at the 2022 Asian Games in China, in the boldest step yet toward mainstream recognition of competitive gaming.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced a partnership on Monday with Alisports, the sports arm of Chinese online retail giant Alibaba, to introduce eSports as a demonstration sport at next year's games in Indonesia, with full-fledged inclusion in the official sporting programme at the Hangzhou Games in 2022.
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