This happens every two years. Someone looks for an Olympics story, someone thinks up a video game angle, and presto, reconstituted discussion of video games as an Olympic event. This yearās participant: Macleans, the Canadian news magazine.
Macleans quotes Ted Owen, whoās certainly beat this drum before. Heās the boss of the Global Gaming League, and got Chinese organziers to commit to including a gaming tournament as an official welcome event before the government canceled all nonessential events in light of protests and other controversies.
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Macleans then quotes Ross Rebagliati, the first Olympic gold medalist in snowboarding. He doesnāt think it should be considered a sport for anyone capable of physical activity. āāIt would be like, in the Paralympics, having athletes running in the wheelchair endurance races who donāt need to be in a wheelchair,ā he said.
Me, I think the Olympics feature enough performance art and nonsports competitions as it is. I just canāt fathom something as grandiose as the Olympics, propped up on tradition as it is, handing out golds to people on headsets sitting at a mouse and keyboard. But Iāve been wrong about a lot of things in my life.
Will There Ever Be An Olympic Medal For āCall of Dutyā? [Macleans]
