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Olympic Esports Games is a planned international multi-esport event.^[1] It will feature multiple different virtual sports and video games coming together in a single location, run by the International Olympic Committee. The events at the Olympic Esports Games have a connection with traditional Olympic sports, as the video game titles selected are chosen by international federations.

While esports and competitive video gaming have traditionally not been considered a sport, the Olympic Movement began taking an interest as early as 2007, when esports was included at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games. In 2017, an Olympic Summit was held focused on the International Olympic Committee and esports. After an online-only Olympic Virtual Series was held during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 in five sports, the IOC eventually announced the creation of the Olympic Esports Series, as part of the Olympic Esports Week, in November 2022. The inaugural edition was held in Singapore in June 2023. Following its approval at the 142nd IOC Session, the Olympic Esports Series is set to be replaced by the Olympic Esports Games, slated to be held every two years in-between the Summer and Winter Olympics starting 2025.^[2] Although it was announced that they will postpone the event to 2026 or 2027.^[3]

Unlike at the regular Olympic Games, medals and diplomas will not be awarded at the Olympic Esports Games. The top three in each event will be awarded gold-, silver-, and bronze-coloured trophies instead of medals.^[4]