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After an online-only Olympic Virtual Series was held during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, the IOC eventually announced the creation of the Olympic Esports Series, as part of the Olympic Esports Week in November 2022. The inaugural edition was held in Singapore in June 2023, with a second edition planned for 2024, which did not take place. [2]
Following the conclusion of the inaugural event in Singapore, the IOC's head of virtual sports and esports Vincent Pereira said that Paris, as the host city of the 2024 Summer Olympics, had priority to host an edition of the Olympic Esports Series in 2024 if it wished, but that interest had also been received from Singapore to repeat as hosts ...
Meeting at the Palais des Congrès de Paris at the Porte Maillot for the rest of the session, the IOC voted for the Olympic Esports Series to be replaced by the Olympic Esports Games, with the first edition being held in Saudi Arabia in 2025.
This topic lists the esports events for the 2024 year. If tournaments are held entirely online, it is denoted in the list below. For those tournaments that are held either partially or entirely offline, the host city that hosts the Grand Final is indicated last, if there are multiple host cities.
The 2024 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends.It was the fourteenth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organised by the game's developer, Riot Games.
2024 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main highlight for this year is the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Paris . Calendar by month
The announcement of the 2024 Esports World Cup was met with a mixed response due to concerns over Saudi Arabia's human rights record and the tournament's use for sportswashing. [21] Saudi Arabia's significant investment in the esports scene, amounting to billions of dollars, has led to a rapid expansion of the industry within the country.
The Olympic Games have been featured in numerous sport video games, whether officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee or not. These games often feature several sports and an Olympic theme.