Olympics-IOC to pursue 'Esports Games', says Bach

Sweet and Spicy: what's the buzz on honey infusions? | SaltWireMUMBAI - The International Olympic Committee will pursue the creation of an Esports Games, President Thomas Bach said in his opening speech at the IOC Session on Saturday.

Bach said he had directed the IOC Esports Commission to study the creation of an Olympic Esports Games and pointed to the overwhelming popularity of esports globally, citing an estimated 3 billion participants around the world.The International Esports Federation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The IOC first dabbled in esports five years ago, with the 2018 Esports Forum, and launched the inaugural Olympic Esports Week earlier this year in Singapore."In Singapore, we saw proof that our holistic approach is working. We successfully brought together the Olympic and the esports communities," said Bach.

"This was a promising start. But it is just that - a start. It is like in any sport, after even a promising start the real race still lies ahead."

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