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Saudi Arabia Proposed As Host For Inaugural Olympic Esports Games
Proposal will be made to the next IOC Session on the eve of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, which kick off on July 26.
Bach said the IOC had secured assurances from Saudi Arabia that the games would respect Olympic values, which support the practice of sport without discrimination. “By partnering with the Saudi NOC we have also ensured that the Olympic values are respected, in particular, with regard to the game titles on the programme, the promotion of gender equality and engagement with the young audience, which is embracing esports,” said Bach. The event gathered 130 players from across the world, who competed in 10 mix-gender category events including online spanning Tic Tac Bow (archery), WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS (baseball) Chess.com (chess), Zwift (cycling), Just Dance (dance), Gran Turismo (motorsport), Virtual Regatta (sailing), Fortnite (shooting), Virtual Taekwondo (taekwondo) and Tennis Clash (tennis).
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