It seems that the International Olympic Committee is considering including eSports, as one more official competition and this would take place in the Paris 2024 edition.

The online games of players who face each other in a video game, also known as eSports, have been winning in public in recent years in Spain and internationally. Electronic 'sports' are growing in popularity, although if we focus on the definition of sport, no relevant physical activity is performed, since the games are played sitting in front of the computer, in the style of chess. According to the Associated Press, it will be in 2024 in Paris, when multiplayer games could become an Olympic competition. Yes, yes, we have said that it could be within the sports modalities of the Olympic Games.

Although the theory seems simple, now we have to see how to adapt eSports so that they can enter the Olympics and in what ways they will be present in this type of competition. Tony Estanguet, who is a member of the French Olympic Committee, has said that “we are evaluating it because we cannot say 'no, it has nothing to do with Olympic matters' (…) The young public is interested in eSports and that kind of thing . Let's go deeper. Let's soak up this. We are going to build some bridges ”.

Estanguet has also commented that the International Olympic Committee cannot position itself against electronic sports and considers that it is very interesting to take them into account, since it will allow us to understand how to achieve success in this sport. It would be during the appointment in Paris, when the incursion of digital sports is proposed, allowing to make an important update of the model of the Olympic Games, adapting it to the times we move.

“We will spend some time after Lima to get involved with new people and other stakeholders, the IOC will have the last word. They will say, if they want eSports in the program, and we are going to discuss it among ourselves, ”Estanguet finally comments.