Singapore will host the inaugural Olympic Esports Week, to be held between June 22nd- 25th at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre.
The Olympic Esports Series is a global virtual and simulated sports competition created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in collaboration with International Federations and game publishers.
The Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong, and Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) President Tan Chuan-Jin will serve as advisors to the Steering Committee.
Hosting the inaugural Olympic Esports Week is truly an exciting milestone to be celebrated. Singapore hosted the first edition of the Youth Olympic Games in 2010 and we’re looking forward to continuing building a strong Olympic legacy with Olympic Esports Week 2023. Technology and innovation have increasingly been incorporated into our sporting initiatives and events to create more opportunities for people to get moving and stay active regardless of their age, gender, and ability. Active virtual sport is a key factor that can further propel these goals, and we look forward to delivering activities and programs for everyone to enjoy
~ Roy Teo, Co-chair of the Local Organising Committee for Olympic Esports Week 2023
The featured games revealed so far span nine sports:
- Archery (World Archery Federation, Tic Tac Bow),
- Baseball (World Baseball Softball Confederation, WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS),
- Chess (International Chess Federation, Chess.com),
- Cycling (UCI, Zwift),
- Dance (World DanceSports Federation, JustDance)
- Sailing (World Sailing, Virtual Regatta),
- Tennis (International Tennis Federation, Tennis Clash),
- Taekwondo (World Taekwondo, Virtual Taekwondo)
- Motorsport (Federation Internationale Automobile, Gran Turismo)
National Sports Associations in Singapore welcomed the arrival of the Olympic Esports Week 2023.
Singapore Taekwondo Federation is delighted and privileged to showcase e-taekwondo at the inaugural Olympic Esports Week. The combination of taekwondo and gaming while leveraging on cutting edge technology enables the athletes to use their body as a game controller to perform one-to-one non-contact sparring with each other. These exciting features present the possibilities of athletes competing across gender as well as age groups while retaining the athleticism and excitement of the sport. Through e-taekwondo, we hope to further the reach of taekwondo through innovative and fun experiences for athletes and the sports community.
~ Singapore Taekwondo Federation president Tan Cheng Han
The Olympic Esports Series 2023 marks another step in supporting the development of virtual sports within the Olympic Movement, as laid out in Olympic Agenda 2020+5, and continues its collaboration with the gaming and esports communities to create new opportunities for players and fans alike.
In addition to the live finals of the Olympic Esports Series, the Olympic Esports Week 2023 will also feature technology exhibitions, show matches and expert panel discussions.
For fans at home and across the world, the finals will be streamed across Olympics.com and Olympic social channels.
More information is available at Olympics.com.
