The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially endorsed esports, paving the way for the inaugural Olympic Esports Games (OEG), which will be hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, later this year.…
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Calls for Future Readiness with AI and Esports: What Does It Mean for Africa?
by afrogamerAt the 2024 International Federation Forum (IFF), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a strong message to its members: be “future ready” by embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and esports. This…
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What you need to know: The National Olympic Committees also need to include local esports industry stakeholders in their respective countries and tap into their expertise. For a start they…
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Esports has blossomed into a multi-billion dollar international industry, but the International Olympic Committee is still hesitant to put video games on the world’s largest stage for competition. In 2017,…