Video Games As Olympic Sports? IOC Hosts Gaming Forum To Discuss It

Video Games As Olympic Sports? IOC Hosts Gaming Forum To Discuss It

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https://www.gamespot.com/articles/video-games-as-olympic-sports-ioc-hosts-gaming-for/1100-6460646/

The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris could feature a competitive gaming tournament, bringing gaming to the global event for the first time and making gaming an Olympic sport. Whether or not eSports gets into the Olympics will be decided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the organisation took a further step in the discussion process this weekend.

The IOC and the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) hosted an "eSports Forum" at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland this weekend. The purpose of the event was to "[begin] a dialogue to build joint understanding and set a platform for future engagement between the esports and gaming industries and the Olympic Movement."