eSports could be medal event at 2024 Olympics, Paris bid team says
by Bryan Armen Graham from Technology | The Guardian on (#2YTYW)
- Paris bid committee co-president to meet with IOC about competitive gaming
- In April, it was announced eSports will be medal sport at 2022 Asian Games
eSports could be added to the Olympic programme as an official medal sport in 2024.
Tony Estanguet, co-president of the Paris bid committee, has confirmed that he will speak with the International Olympic Committee and eSports representatives about the full-fledged inclusion of competitive video gaming when the Games come to France in seven years' time.
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