League of Legends expected to bid for the Olympics? Faker participates in an interview with the Olympic Committee
This year's Hangzhou Asian Games South Korean team won the gold medal in the League of Legends event, which also made League of Legends attract greater attention and attention in the Korean Sports Association, and the International Olympic Committee also interviewed the gold medalist Faker, representing the possibility of e-sports joining the Olympic Games.
First of all, the Korean Sports Association, the president of the Korean Sports Association, before winning the League of Legends project at the Asian Games, did not recognize Korean e-sports as sports, only believing that e-sports is only a game and cannot be compared with traditional sports.
However, after the Korean team won the gold medal in the League of Legends Asian Games, the president of the Korean Sports Association made it clear in an interview that Korean e-sports is a sports competition because it is a popular trend in the future, and there are already 3 e-sports leagues organized in order to join the international league, and the overall trend is so.
Secondly, the IOC also set up a committee to manage e-sports, and also interviewed the first person of League of Legends, as well as Faker, the gold medalist of the League of Legends project at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
During the interview, the reporter asked: "If esports becomes an Olympic sport, what is the point?" ”
Faker: "I briefly heard about Olympic esports, which are games that compete in imaginary worlds rather than real games, and these are very similar to online games, and I think many people will like them. If you participate in sports in real life, you need a variety of equipment and space, so many people can't easily enjoy those sports. It would be very interesting if you could enjoy traditional sports in the world of illusions. ”
In addition, Faker said: "If there are many people who want to see these sports on the big stage like the Olympics, I think it is good to add these sports." In the field of e-sports, there are no family members who enjoy the opportunity to compete together, and if we can show the face of our competition at the Olympics, then more people will care about e-sports. ”
In the era of rapid development of the Internet, the selection of e-sports for the Olympic Games is not just talk, it is really possible. Not only is there more spectators of e-sports, but mainly e-sports can allow more people to experience sports that they cannot enjoy in the virtual ocean, looking forward to the day when League of Legends joins the Olympic Games, and also hope that everyone can see their favorite e-sports projects in international activities.
Finally, once again, there is still a big difference between esports and just playing games, and I hope that everyone will not indulge in daily games and waste their lives.