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It’s the classic dilemma involving video games. Do they promote violence and discrimination? While most gamers would roll their eyes and say no, the president of the International Olympic Committee Tomas Bach seems to think so.
In regards to the Asian Games which featured six esports events in a demonstration program including Arena of Valor, Clash Royale, Hearthstone, League of Legends, PES 2018 and StarCraft 2. Bach stated again that the Olympics would not consider “a game which is promoting violence or discrimination.”
“So-called killer games. They, from our point of view, are contradictory to the Olympic values and cannot therefore be accepted,” he said. This is a similar statement provided last year at this time when the IOC issued a statement about the growth and the appeal of eSports.
An Associated Press reporter noted Bach won a gold medal in the 1976 Olympics in fencing, which Bach denied any comparison to the sport as a violent competition. “Of course every combat sport has its origins in a real fight among people,” he said. “But sport is the civilized expression about this. If you have egames where it’s about killing somebody, this cannot be brought into line with our Olympic values.”
This isn’t the end of the talks of possibly including eSports in the Olympics yet though, as the IOC held a forum in July with the Global Association of International Sports Federations on the subject of eSports with Blizzard Entertainment’s Mike Morhaime, Riot Games chief executive Nicolo Laurent and the Electron Sports League founder Ralf Reichert present.
The next Olympic Summit meeting is in December where eSports is listed on the agenda, we will likey hear more about this hot-topic then. Until then, what do you think about the Olympics covering eSports? Let us know in the comments.
