Thomas Bach persists and signs. Present in Jakarta for the end of the 2018 Asian Games, the IOC President repeated his hostility to the idea of integrating electronic games “ violent » in the Olympic universe. “ Games where it is a question of killing an enemy have nothing to do with the Olympic Games, they are contrary to our values”, insisted Thomas Bach. Last year, the German leader had already made similar comments about the ambition of eSports to one day soon join the Games program. At the remark of a journalistAP on the warlike nature of combat sports, including fencing, where he was an Olympic medalist, the IOC president replied: “ Of course, all combat sports have as their origin a real confrontation between individuals. But sport is a civilized expression of it. An electronic game where it is a question of killing someone cannot fit with the values of Olympism. » At the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, 6 electronic games were included in the program as demonstration sports. The last of them, PES 2018, was won by Japan.
— Published September 2, 2018
