IOC (IOC) It is considering the possibility of inclusion of e-sports in the Olympics. Some IOC members believe, it's necessary, "So that the Olympic Games remain relevant for new generations". The program of the Olympic Games 2024 year will begin to form in the 2019 year, and then a final decision. Various sports are constantly added to or excluded from the Olympic program, so the chances of e-sports is not illusory, the more so in 2018 eSports year will be included in the program of sports competitions of the Asian Olympics 2022 of the year. Winners will receive a full-fledged Olympic medals.
Specific games is also not yet chosen, but at the next demonstration event in the center of athletics will compete in kibersportsmeny Hearthstone, StarCraft II, Dota 2 и King of Fighters XIV.
By definition, sporting event - it is organized according to certain rules of human activities, It consists in comparing their physical and / or intellectual abilities. eSports on 100% It corresponds to this definition, requiring careful preparation of players, many years of training, fast response, tactical and strategic thinking, psychological stability. Individual and team matches at major championships - a very spectacular event, which attracts a huge number of viewers viewers and sponsors with million prize. TO 2019 g. global audience reach eSports competitions 303 million people, analysts predict Superdata. Here eSports can only envy of many kinds of Olympic, such as curling or archery.
The only question is, What specific computer games included in the Olympic program. There really can be difficult, because a lot of games, world championships are held on each game individually: Counter-Strike, StarCraft, Dota 2, League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, World of Tanks, and can car race and so on. d. And whether the program cyber-around, where players will compete in all the games at a time?