Esports to be pilot event at 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

(Reuters) - Esports will be included as a pilot event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this year, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said on Wednesday, in the hope it will be included as a medal event in the 2026 edition.

The Commonwealth Esports Championships was sanctioned by the CGF Executive Board and will take place from Aug. 6-7 in Birmingham -- during the Commonwealth Games which run from July 28-Aug. 8.