IOC Executive Board Proposes Olympic Esports Games

The Executive Board of the International Olympic Council proposed the establishment of the Olympic Esports Games in the session that was held ahead of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. This is in line with the discussions that began in 2018 about the inclusion of Esports in the Olympics. 

IOC President Thomas Bach said the discussions have already begun and they are looking for hosts and an announcement is expected shortly. 

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IOC Executive Board To Discuss Olympic Esports Games

With the 2021 Olympic Virtual Series, Esports has been introduced into the Olympics ecosystem. In addition to this, Olympic Esports Week 2023 was held in Singapore. This has marked the beginning of the long-awaited addition of esports in the coveted event. Talking about the conference, IOC President Thomas Bach said: 

With the creation of the Olympic Esports Games, the IOC is taking a major step forward and is keeping up with the pace of the digital revolution. We are very excited about how enthusiastically the esports community represented in our Esports Commission has engaged with this initiative. This is further proof of the attractiveness of the Olympic brand and the values it stands for.

Talking about this pivotal move, Akshat Rathee, Co-Founder and Managing Director of NODWIN Gaming said: 

The decision to make International Federations responsible for the adjacency of their sport to an esport title empowers democratically elected and independent sports federations the ability to engage with the youth of their respective sports while keeping the tenets of the Olympic charter.

The Olympic Esports Games is an endorsement of esports by the most prestigious global sports body, realizing its value and giving it recognition. With the strategic partnership of NODWIN gaming with the Global Esports Federation (GEF), our aligned vision is to elevate esports globally in emerging markets.  

We expect newer partnerships with existing and fresh entrants in the space for brands, publishers, and communities.

I am excited and hopeful that the opportunity offers traditional esports titles a chance to be chosen by International or National Federations and will soon be included as a medal sport in the Olympics as well as this new-age sport will finally be embedded under the iconic rings of the Olympics.