The Olympic Esports Series Will Feature ‘Just Dance,’ ‘Gran Turismo’ And Chess
The Olympic esports games have begun. The Olympic Esports Series 2023 is held under the auspices of the IOC. For the first time in history, the International Olympic Committee will show eSports competitions with an awards ceremony. This will happen in the summer in Singapore. Qualifying rounds started today.
The Olympic Esports Series 2023 includes nine sports programs. Each of them is a video game competition under the auspices of a real sports federation. This is how the unity of e-sports and regular sports is achieved.
“The idea first is really to make the bridge between the sports and the gaming space,” Vincent Perieira, the IOC’s head of virtual sport and gaming, told the Evening Standard. “We’re not making opposition between sports and gaming. The point is really… how we can encourage people to do both to keep a good balance.”
This year, the Olympic Esports Series will feature nine sports disciplines, including games such as Gran Turismo 7 and Just Dance 2023.
The finals of OES 2023 will be held at the head-to-head competitions in Singapore’s Suntec Center from June 22 to 25. They will be streamed live on the Olympics website and in the social networks of the Olympics.
