The first Olympic Esports Games are set to be added soon to the IOC’s portfolio of events as it seeks to attract and retain young audiences.
said Friday it will ask members to approve a proposal to create a video game Olympics when they meet next month in Paris on the eve of the Summer Games.The Olympic body said it was in “advanced discussions with a potential host” that should be announced soon after the July 23-24 meeting in Paris.
Lappartient, the president of cycling’s governing body, was given the esports brief by Bach several years ago. Last year, he also was elected to lead France’s Olympic body and steered a French Alps bid to be the surprise preferred bid of the IOC to host the 2030 Winter Games. Sweden had been the favorite.
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