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Following a huge jump in popularity related to the recent suspension of traditional sports events, the world of competitive video gaming is continuing to make great strides in the right direction. The eSports industry that initially provided niche entertainment for a community of true gaming fans has quickly turned into a worldwide phenomenon, involved in major events and competitions ran at a massive scale.
With eSports as a whole quickly becoming more and more mainstream, both fans and large organizations are now beginning to wonder if we could see eSports becoming introduced into the Olympics anytime soon. While some positive statements have already been made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it is evident that there is still some way to go before gamers get the chance to watch their countries compete against each other in major eSports titles at the Olympics.
eSports vs Traditional Sports
It could be hard to draw parallels between Olympics soccer athletes and professional eSports players upon first impressions, but there are actually many ways in which eSports could be related to any current Olympic sport.
Most wouldn’t consider virtual sports athletes to have nearly as much skill and conditioning as Olympic athletes of any sport, but this doesn’t have to be true. eSports athletes contending in big competitions can often experience heartbeats of up to 180bpm, along with cortisol levels equivalent to that of racecar drivers. These gamers must remain extremely focused to come out on top of their competitors, often for longer periods of time than basketball, soccer, or baseball players would have to. g
