In the Landmark announcement, See IOC President Thomas “This is a new era for IOC. The Olympic Charter and its values are rooted. “
IOC has been engaged in Esports since 2018, in 2023, the organization of the Olympic Esports Week in Singapore. Due to the success of the event, IOC President asked the IOC Esports Commission Mumbai, 141 IOC sessions in IndiaIn October 2023, explore the establishment of the Olympic Esport matches. The commission under the leadership of IOC member David Lappartent, prepared a project touching on the interests of the Esports community while maintaining the Olympic values. This is especially true Game headlines, gender equality promotion and engagement with the young audience those who receive esports.
HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turkey Al FaisalSport and Saudi Arabia President of the Olympic and Paralympic Committee, “Prince Mohammad bin Salman, a former past and promising past and a promising past, reflect the world of the world’s youth and ambitions in the world. Inspired, you have the opportunity to write a new Olympic history, write a new Olympic history. “
“We believe that it is the last honor for any athlete. Therefore, we are dedicated to providing the best platform to perform new heroes and share the Olympic spirit. In 2025, we are eagerly looking forward to the Kingdom.”
IOC member HRH Prince Reema Bandar Al-SaudAlso, the president of the Board of the Olympic and Paralympic Committee of the Saudi Arabia, “This is one of the transformation of the potential of Saudi Arabia, and to improve the potential of the Saudi Arabia. More than 23.5 million players were women. For years, the Esports has been in the forefront of the Esports industry. In 2025, the Olympic Esport Games are a natural progress in our opening journey to the world and vice versa.
Prince Abdulaziz and Princess Reema presented the project to the IOC session.
Over the past two years, the opening essports through great international tournaments, including the World Cup, Saudi Arabia held more than 1,700 elite players from more than 80 countries. Emphasizes in Saudi Arabia, Esports events in Saudi Arabia, about four million fans for live experiences, with an additional 1.3 billion views on various flow platforms, attracted about four million fans. About 67% of the Saudi population considers themselves to playersIn a growing number, currently 100, professional essports are a full-time employee career.
The partnership between Saudi Arabia and Mok and the NOC are between significant growth in Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom, both male and female athletes, including especially, football, motorsport, tennis, equestrian and golf, took place in more than 100 international events for both men and women athletes 2.6 million sports enthusiasm.
The general sports participation has been three times as many times since 2015, reaches about 50% of the country’s population. During this period, the number of sports federations has increased from 32 to 98.
Women’s sport saw a particularly rapid growth. More than 330,000 registered female athletes and about 40 women have a national team. Along with the participation of sports, reforms in the rules provide a female representation on the boards of all sports federations, and now more than 100 women, including the presidents of seven women federation. Moreover, all women and male athletes take the same level when representing their countries.
After today’s decision, the job will immediately begin to choose a place for a city and opening Olympic Esport GamesTime of the event, the titles included, specialty operation for players and more information.
At the same time, unlike the organizational and financial model of IOC, Olympic Games, will create a new specialty in its organization. To eliminate the unique nature of the Olympic Esport matches IOC will receive a different approach to financing and organizing these games.
Iok stressed that International Federations are already engaged in the e-version of sports considered to access the Olympic Esport Games IOC will be the main partners. The same applies to the National Olympic Committees, which are already included in their activities.
