ESports was introduced as an exhibition sport at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia ahead of its entry as a medal event at the next Asian Games in China in 2022. — AFP
PETALING JAYA: eSports is finally getting the recognition it deserves, as it will be a medal sport at the upcoming SEA Games in the Philippines next year.
As reported by ESPN (Philippines edition), the announcement was made by the Philippines Foreign Affairs secretary and South-East Asian Games Organising Committee chairman emeritus Alan Peter Cayetano at a press conference in Pasay City.
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