ESports - 2018 Asian Games - Britama Arena - Jakarta, Indonesia - August 26, 2018 - The players' desk is pictured before the competition. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
JAKARTA: eSports will shift away from violent content and towards sports- focused titles for the 2022 Asian Games, the CEO of Chinese tech giant Alibaba's sports arm said on Sept 2.
Alisports CEO Zhang Dazhong, who partnered with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to feature electronic sports as a demonstration event in the 2018 Asian Games, said the discipline would need to evolve to earn Olympic inclusion.
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