Following the path of sports in general, the Olympic Games are becoming increasingly digital. Through a current long-term partnership that began last January with the Olympic Games, the Alibaba Group is rethinking the Olympics within the digital age. Alibaba held an event in PyeongChang to show off some of the possibilities, including the new Cloud ET […]
Though there’s ground to cover before esports can become an Olympic sport, that doesn’t mean industry leaders aren’t trying. This past week, prior to the start of the Winter Games, Intel hosted the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) PyeongChang tournament. Designed in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), 18 players competed for a $150,000 prize […]
As discussions proceed regarding how esports might one day be included in the Olympics, it has become clear that a solution won’t be so cut-and-dry. While hundreds of thousands attend competitions in person and millions watch online, there are still significant barriers to Olympic inclusion. “That is not on our radar just yet,” IOC Sports Director […]
Representatives of the Olympic Movement met last week in Lausanne, Switzerland at the Olympic Summit to discuss the future. Among areas of discussion was the development of esports and where it might fit into the Olympic picture. There were four main takeaways from the summit, the first being recognition of the strength of esports within […]
Earlier this summer, news broke that Paris was open to considering esports’ inclusion at the 2024 Olympics. A decision won’t be made until 2020, leaving time to address things that need to happen before it’s seriously considered as an addition. At last month’s Soccerex Global Convention, a group closely tied to the esports community discussed the […]
