eSports may find way into schools soon


New generation of sports: Kamalanathan encouraged schools to form their own eSports clubs but within their means for now. — Bloomberg

PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry is mulling the possibility of incorporating eSports into the school syllabus or co-curriculum.

Its Deputy Minister Datuk P. Kamalanathan said it is in talks with the Youth and Sports Ministry on the best way to implement this.

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