\nMeanwhile, Las Vegas sports books take bets on esports matches, as do most of the major regulated online bookmakers, which is more than can be said for \u201cdancesport,\u201d incidentally.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nA New Form of Sports<\/b><\/h2>\n
The OCA said the inclusion of competitive video gaming in the Games was reflection of the “rapid development and popularity of this new form of sports participation among the youth.”<\/p>\n
OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah said his organization was looking forward to \u201cfurther collaboration with Alisports in regards to digital sports concepts along with sporting events.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alibaba has invested heavily in the esports space, plowing in $150 million last year through partnerships with the\u00a0International Esports Federation and the World Electronic Sports Games.<\/p>\n
“Together we will work on providing the sponsors of the Asian Games with more opportunities and maximizing the market value, so that the OCA enjoys optimum benefits and advantages,” said Alisports founder and chief executive Zhang Dazhong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
E-sports will be an official medal sport at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, thanks to a new strategic partnership between the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Alisports, which is owned by the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. This means alongside the usual procession of weightlifters, triathletes and ping-pong players will be a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":48645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3312,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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