What chance does esports have at becoming an Olympic sport?
 

What chance does esports have at becoming an Olympic sport?
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Esports and the Olympic Games may **t sound like a perfect pairing on par with chocolate and peanut butter or cookies and milk, but there are people and organizations working to bring competitive gaming to the biennial apex of sporting events.*

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The International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) is an organization focused on just that. In February this year, IeSF took the first steps to have esports recognized by the International Olympic Committee, the governing body of the Olympic Games.*

The organization received a response from the IOC in April, providing them with the necessary steps to get competitive gaming recognized as a sport and eventually, maybe, considered for the Olympic Games. Read more...

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