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#12 Are Esports a sport?

Whether Esports is a sport is the burning question that has divided the world for years. Countries like South Korea, the birthplace of competitive gaming, have already recognised it as one. Others, meanwhile, are still grappling with the idea.

Maxime decided to dig deeper and find out what it really takes for an innovation to be recognised as a full-fedged sport. He sat down with Luxembourg's Minister of Sport Georges Engel who gave his opinion on the matter and shared insights into the process and criteria that are used to determine if an activity qualifies as such.

He also spoke with Vincent Pereira, Head of Virtual Sports at the International Olympic Committee, as they freshly announced the first-ever Olympic Esports Series on March 1, 2023.

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