IOC will start Esports Olympics to bring in young people.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants to add video game competitions called the Olympic Esports Games. They want to do this to get younger people interested in the Olympics.
The IOC will ask its members to approve this idea at their meeting in Paris in July. They are also talking to a city that might host the first Esports Olympics.
Last year, the IOC had a video game event in Singapore that was very popular with young people. Most of the people watching were between 13 and 34 years old.
David Lappartient, a French official, has been working on the esports project for the IOC. He is becoming a powerful person within the Olympic organization.
The IOC president said the Esports Olympics would have its own money and wouldn't take money from other sports. This is to make sure all Olympic sports are treated fairly.
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Why does the International Olympic Committee want to add video game competitions to the Olympics?
They want to get younger people interested in the Olympics.
Where will the IOC members discuss and possibly approve the idea of adding Esports to the Olympics?
They will discuss it at their meeting in Paris in July.
Who has been working on the esports project for the IOC?
David Lappartient, a French official, has been working on the project.
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