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IOC fillip for ESports, inaugural edition to be held in Saudi Arabia in 2025

New Delhi, August 20,2024.

In a move aimed at promoting ESports globally, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has entered into a partnership with the National Olympic Committee of Saudi Arabia to host the inaugural edition of Olympic ESports Games.

This comes after the Olympics Executive Board proposed the creation of the ESports Games.

Abhishek Issar, Founder, UNIV Sportatech and Founding Member, FEAI (Federation of ESports Associations India), said, “Today, every country will look at ESports as an Olympic medal winning opportunity – this is a game changer for the industry.

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