IOC to seek approval for esports Olympics
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The International Olympic Committee will ask members to approve the creation of an esports Olympics.
IOC president Thomas Bach said Friday from Lausanne, Switzerland, that the time has come to expand the Olympic reach to include esports. Such an event would likely draw a younger audience to the Olympic movement.
"With the creation of Olympic Esports Games, the IOC is taking a m