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The International Olympic Committee has formally announced the creation of the Olympic Esports Games, with the inaugural event taking place in Saudi Arabia in 2025. The IOC earlier announced that it would partner with the National Olympic Committee of Saudi Arabia for 12 years. The executive board’s proposal was adoped, as exepcted, on the opening […]
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Saudi Arabia and the IOC are teaming up with the oil-rich kingdom set to host the Esports Olympics that launch next year as part of a 12-year partnership “with Olympic Esports Games held regularly,” the International Olympic Committee said in a statement Friday. The announcement was made during the two-month Esports World Cup being staged […]
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An esports demonstration will debut at the 2025 World Games in China after the International World Games Association and the Global Esports Federation announced the signing of a strategic framework agreement starting with next year’s event in Chengdu from August 7–17. The news of the World Games’ insertion of esports into its event comes shortly […]
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The Blast.tv Major will take place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, in June 2025 with Counter-Strike teams facing off for a $1.25 million prize pool. The Counter-Strike Major is one of the biggest esports events in the calendar year. The United States and North America will host its first Counter-Strike Major in seven […]
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The International Olympic Committee will vote on the creation of an “Olympic Esports Games” at the 142nd IOC Session this summer in Paris after the executive board approved the recommendation on Friday, adding it is already in advanced discussions with a potential host and an announcement can be expected “very soon.” The IOC Esports Commission […]
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Northstar Meetings Group has announced the upcoming hosts for the EsportsTravel Summit—the only event of its kind for esports tournament and event organizers and the destinations and venues looking to host and support their events. In 2026, the event will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 2027 event will be staged in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The […]
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The 2024 EsportsTravel Summit at the Raleigh Convention Center covered a wide range of topics focused on the esports world. The luncheon session on May 30, “The Raleigh Esports Strategy,” featured Loren Gold, executive vice president of the Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Cody Elsen, esports program director at North Carolina State University. […]
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The 2024 EsportsTravel Summit at the Raleigh Convention Center, May 29–31, featured a wide range of programming that all attendees could benefit and learn from. The opening session of the 2024 Esports Travel Summit, “State of In-Person Esports Events,” covered how esports are evolving, from the professional ranks to the grassroots levels. The panel included […]
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USA Boxing is looking to esports for its next potential engagement with fans and as a training tool for amateur and elite athletes alike. The national governing body has announced that Golden Gloves VR, a virtual reality boxing game created by Tulsa-based tech company Engine Room VR, is now the NGB’s official esports boxing game. Under […]
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A new study examining global trends in hosting in-person esports events has concluded that Raleigh, North Carolina, is among the top destinations for such events. The project, which examined in-person esports tournaments in North America, Europe and the Nordic region from 2019–2023, was conducted by PLAYHRDR Advisors, the Greater Raleigh Esports Local Organizing Committee and […]
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.@DelawareTourism has announced it will reopen the Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund for applications on August 1, 2024, with a deadline of September 13. The fund provides financial support to sports facilities that hold events throughout the year.
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors in Virginia have announced the creation of the Pulaski County Sports Tourism & Entertainment Authority. The new division will manage the county’s sports tourism and entertainment facilities and assets.
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Doping, historically linked to the Olympic Summer Games for decades, is not going away as a topic of discussion at #Paris2024 as the dispute between U.S. and world doping officials has exploded into public view this week.
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