Esports elbowed

THE International Olympic Committee say Esports will NOT become a medal event at the Olympic Games any time soon.

Esports is the competitive side of electronic gaming, with 250 million players worldwide in a market worth about a billion dollars a year.

The IOC last year recognised Esports and it will be a medal event at the 2022 Asian Games.

But in a statement after a summit in Lausanne the IOC said: “Some egames are not compatible with the Olympic values and therefore cooperation with them is excluded.”