NEW DELHI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the National Olympic Committee of Saudi Arabia have partnered to hold the first-ever Olympic ESports Games in an effort to promote ESports worldwide.
This comes after the ESports Games were suggested to be created by the Olympics Executive Board, as per PTI.
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.
"As India witnesses a strong performance at the Paris Olympics, our appetite for growth in the sector corresponds the country's highly commanding Geo-economic status in the world."
The number of players in the ESports category increased from 150,000 to 600,000 between 2021 and 2022, and future estimates indicate that this number will reach 15,00,000 by the end of 2027.
