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Are eSports a real sport?

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eSports news is increasingly dominating sports news channels, leading many to wonder, "can eSports be classified as a sport?" At first glance, electronic sports or eSports are activities that do not require physical action of great magnitude as we are used to understanding sport from its physical aspect. The question “are eSports a sport?” is part of the current debates related to sport and its interaction with new technologies. What is considered a sport? The sport is physical activity, a game or competition, the practice of which involves training and compliance with regulations"; while the second meaning says that sport is "recreation, pastime, pleasure, fun or physical exercise, usually outdoors." The definition of sport has been related to all forms of light, moderate, vigorous casual, or organised physical activity with rules, which require motor actions in which one competes and in all cases, there are winners and losers. What are eSports? The term electronic sports or eSports refers to video game competitions in which human players (human vs. human, non-human vs. artificial intelligence) face each other using an electronic platform, and whose outcome depends on the skill...


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