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When will esports join the Olympics?
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In what could be the next big Olympic sport, participants often don’t break a sweat. They don’t even get up from their chairs.Organized competitive video-gaming, also known as esports, wasn’t a blip on the radar until the 2010s. This year, the industry will attract nearly 500 million viewers and generate more than $1 billion in revenue. Naturally, the International Olympic Committe (IOC) has its eyes on it.Several hurdles prevent the IOC from officially sanctioning esports as an event. They have no global governing body, which the IOC requires for approval. And many of the world’s most popular esports games, like League of Legends and Counterstrike, are violent, and thus infringe upon the pu

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