eSports bei Olympia 2024 in Paris? Das Komitee überlegt

The Paris Olympic Committee is considering including eSports in the Olympic Games for the year 2024. The interest of the youth and the sporting success of games like League of Legends should, according to the committee, no longer be ignored .

eSports may be able to win Olympic medals starting in the year 2024. The Paris Olympic Committee is currently considering making eSports an official discipline.

The co-president of the committee, Tony Estanguet, has already started initial discussions with the International Olympic Committee. Representatives of eSports will also participate in the discussions to provide a better understanding of the scene and the success behind it.

The Olympic Committee wants to find the bridge to eSports

Estanguet believes that eSports can no longer be ignored. One cannot simply say that eSports has nothing to do with the Olympics. The youth is interested in the market, which continues to grow.

The committee wants to take a closer look at eSports and try to find the bridge to it.

Competitive games have already been held as an Olympic discipline. During the 2016 games in Rio, there was a “eGames Showcase” – Here, 8 international teams competed in SMITE and Super Smash Brothers Wii U. However, this was more about testing the waters for eSports in the Olympics, as these competitions did not involve medals. It was more of an “exhibition” of eSports.

This approach will be followed again in 2018 at the Asian Games in Indonesia. Here, eSports athletes will also give a demonstration of their discipline. Also in the form of a “showcase” as it was in 2016 in Rio. In 2022, eSports will then officially be part of the Asian Games.

The program of the Paris Olympic Games 2024 will only be finalized when the Tokyo Games in 2020 are over. Until then, the Paris committee has enough time to make a decision. In the meantime, the committee can look at the various “showcase” competitions and talk to experts from the eSports scene.