Esports Olympics will not be held in Saudi Arabia

International Olympic Committee announced the termination of the agreement to host e-sports games in Saudi Arabia. He closed it only last year, the first year was supposed to take place this year and repeat the event in the same place for 12 years. Now the organization will look for a new direction for the eSports Olympics.

“Recently, both sides and the organizers of the eSports World Cup met again and reconsidered the initiative. (…) Both parties are committed to pursuing their esports ambitions individually,” the Olympic Committee said, without going into detail.

Now game organizers want to stop and give a new direction to the potential esports event of the year. In his own words, he feels supported by the esports community and the Olympic movement. They will try to organize the annual games as soon as possible.

Saudi Arabia has been surprisingly missing out on action in esports, which it has invested heavily in in recent years. In addition, the company is actively involved in the global gaming business. In addition to being involved in many companies or owning mobile publisher Scopely, Saudi Arabia’s National Investment Fund (PIF) recently became a co-owner. Electronic art. Human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia, PIF Chairman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and collaborating companies’ ties to the White House have been controversial.

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