Beijing: In an interview here, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has prioritized integration of virtual sports with e-sports for the Olympic Games. On the second day of his China visit, Bak discussed the popular e-sports topic with Xinhua reporters on Saturday, and he said that virtual sports are the closest field between e-sports and traditional sports.
“Our approach to e-sports is with a preference for virtual sports, meaning reality sports where there is physical activity, (like) cycling, rowing, meanwhile, you have e-forms,” Bach said. There is also Taekwondo, and many other sports.” The Olympic Esports Series, to be held in March 2023, will feature archery, baseball, chess, cycling, dance, motorsport, sailing, taekwondo and tennis competitions among professional and amateur players from around the world. Was open to
“This is where we are closest to because the physical activity of these athletes is at the same level as athletes in traditional sports,” he said. Whether you are doing stages of the Tour de France on your bicycle at home, or you are doing real stages. Physical activity is similar and so are the challenges.” In 2021, the IOC session unanimously approved Olympic Agenda 2020-5, which includes encouraging the development of virtual sports and engagement with video gaming communities. According to Bach, However, there are ‘red lines’ or ‘taboos’ for such engagement.
”When it comes to e-games, there is a very clear red line. Every game that is contradictory to the Olympic values, such as killer games or games that are discriminatory, is an absolute taboo for the Olympic Movement.”Bak believed that the Olympic Movement could bring some good effects to the e-sports industry. “We feel we have something to offer elite gamers because they are facing the same challenges as athletes in traditional sports.” For this, they need physical fitness and they feel that they need to do something for their mental health because they are in this industry which has some challenges to be addressed. are very open to exchange ideas, to give our expertise and put it at their disposal, to inspire them with our values and to inspire them with the need to be physically active, so that they To live a truly healthy lifestyle.
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