eSports becomes medal event at 2022 Asian Games
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eSports has been named as a full medal event for the 2022 Asian Games, in a major step towards the mainstream for a sport that has long harboured Olympic ambitions.
eSports and breakdancing were both included on the programme for the Games in Hangzhou, China, at the Olympic Council of Asia s general assembly in Muscat this week. I hope that electronic sports will add value to the Asian Games –- and I am sure it will in the future, during the Asian Games 2022 and even beyond that, the OCA s Asian Games director, Haider Farman, said in a statement on Friday.
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AFP-JIJI Dec 19, 2020
Hong Kong – Esports has been named as a full medal event for the 2022 Asian Games, a major step towards the mainstream for a sport that has long harbored Olympic ambitions.
Eports and breakdancing were both included on the program for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, at the Olympic Council of Asia’s general assembly in Muscat this week.
OCA says e-sports will add value to Asian Games 12/18/20
The Olympic Council of Asia believes the inclusion of electronic sports in the official sports programme of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in 2022 will “add value” to the OCA’s showpiece event.
E-sports, along with breaking, will make their Asian Games debut as full medal sports at Hangzhou 2022 after being approved at the 39th OCA General Assembly in Muscat, Oman on December 16.
The OCA’s Asian Games Director, Mr Haider Farman, is looking forward to welcoming the e-sports community to Hangzhou.
In a video message, Mr Farman said: “It is a great pleasure and honour for me to bring you the good news that electronic sports has been included in the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 sports programme.
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eSports and breakdancing were both included in the event last week
eSports was a popular demonstration event at 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta
eSports has been named as a full medal event for the 2022 Asian Games, in a major step towards the mainstream for a sport that has long harboured Olympic ambitions. eSports and breakdancing were both included on the programme for the Games in Hangzhou, China, at the Olympic Council of Asia s general assembly in Muscat this week. I hope that electronic sports will add value to the Asian Games and I am sure it will in the future, during the Asian Games 2022 and even beyond that, the OCA s Asian Games director, Haider Farman, said in a statement on Friday.
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