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Video Games Won't Be Part of the Paris Olympics (fortune.com)

Posted by msmash on from the tough-luck dept.

The Olympic Games regularly add new events, but officials aren't quite ready to embrace eSports. From a report: This weekend, the International Olympic Committee met for the 7th Olympic Summit, where competitive video gaming was among the topics of discussion. The verdict? It's still "premature" to discuss including them in the Olympic games. That's bound to be disappointing to supporters, who had hoped for a breakthrough in the 2024 Paris games. Tony Estanguet, co-president of the Paris Olympic committee, is a proponent of bringing video games to the Olympics.

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  1. Good ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    OK, sure ... video games, er, ''eSports" is a skill.

    But, seriously, let's not start pretending like this is on the same level as the lifetime of commitment that actual Olympic athletes have put in to get where they are.

    I'm sorry the little nerdlings won't get to compete in the Olympics, but in no way do I think playing a video game is on par with the actual athletes competing in the Olympics.

    This is dumb in my opinion. I refuse to consider pro gamers as 'athletes'

  2. NBC Commentary by Only+Time+Will+Tell · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can only imagine how the commentary around this would go. "Well Jim, it looks like the American team successfully headshotted the French team flag carrier and now appears to be disrespecting their corpse by teabagging it. It's really hard to see that sort of sportsmanship."