You could say the same thing for typing tests and Jeopardy, which also aren't sports.
Video game competitions aren't my thing, but go to town if you are into it. If these guys can get rich doing it, good for them.
But let's not go so far as to pretend that they are sports, and the people taking part are athletes. It should never have any place in the Olympics, which should be about actual sports and real athletes.
Of course knowing the money-hungry IOC, if they can make a buck off it, ya never know.
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