Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov said he doesn’t rule out that cyber sports could be added to the Olympic program in 15-20 years.
"We will not have to wait long for cyber sports to be included into the Olympic program. I think it may happen in 15-20 years," he said at a meeting with participants in the Mashuk-2019 forum in Pyatigorsk.
According to the minister, cyber sports have a serious potential and good perspectives. "Cyber sport is not mere sport. It is a possibility for training digitalization specialists," TASS cited him as saying.
It has huge perspectives as it is being developed by professionals," Kolobkov noted, adding that it was yet a disputable matter whether cyber sport should be recognized as a sports discipline.
