IOC Assertion on the Olympic Esports Games

The initiative of the Olympic Esports Games has created a substantial amount of pleasure amongst all stakeholders of the Olympic Movement and within the esports group, who’re all trying ahead to the primary version.

In the final 12 months, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) have mentioned the idea of the Olympic Esports Games at size consistent with the partnership they introduced in 2024.

Recently, the 2 events and the Esports World Cup Foundation sat down once more and reviewed this initiative. They mutually agreed that they may finish their cooperation on the Olympic Esports Games. At the identical time, each events are dedicated to pursuing their very own esports ambitions on separate paths. The IOC, for its half, will develop a brand new method to the Olympic Esports Games, taking the suggestions from the “Pause and Reflect” course of into consideration, and pursue a brand new partnership mannequin.

This method will probably be an opportunity to raised match the Olympic Esports Games to the long-term ambitions of the Olympic Movement and to unfold the alternatives introduced by the Olympic Esports Games extra broadly, with the target of getting the inaugural Games as quickly as potential.

The overwhelming suggestions acquired from the Olympic Movement stakeholders and the esports group exhibits that there’s a nice need and appreciable assist for the initiative.