In a sign that esports will definitely be a medal occasion in the course of the Hangzhou Asian Games, the popularity given to the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is being seen as a “very positive step” forward of the quadrennial video games in September 2022. The recognition drew applause from prime sports activities directors, with Saudi Arabia’s Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Bin Sultan Al Saud, whose nation will host the 2034 Asian Games, welcoming the transfer.
“The partnership between AESF and the Olympic Council of Asia further legitimises esports globally and provides the athletes and the fans the support they deserve,” Prince Faisal Bin Bandar, who’s the president of the Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronic and Intellectual Sports (SAFEIS), stated.
The high-ranking Saudi sports activities official stated that by making esports an official medal occasion, it should present younger athletes and esports fans with “sustainable career paths in the Olympic sphere”.
Prince Faisal Bin Bandar added that Saudi Arabia was extraordinarily blissful to be competing within the Hangzhou Asian Games and promised a profitable 2034 Games, which can happen in Riyadh.
The Esports Federation of India (ESFI) director, Lokesh Suji, stated that the transfer in the direction of full medal standing at the quadrennial continental occasion was a hit for not solely the Indian esports athletes and followers however the entire of Asia.
“We have finally reaped fruits with inclusion of esports as a medal sport in Asian Games 2022. That day is not far, when esports will be a medal sport in the Olympics too,” Suji was quoted as saying.
Among the international locations which have performed a key function in furthering the reason for esports in Asia are Indonesia, which hosted the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang the place esports was featured as an illustration occasion.
A yr earlier than being featured in Jakarta, esports was an illustration sport at the 2017 Ashgabat Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
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