The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it will not add eSports to the Olympic Games.
"The Summit agreed that the Olympic Movement should not ignore its growth, particularly because of its popularity among young generations around the world," the IOC said at the seventh Olympic Summit in Lausanne.
"It was agreed that competitive gaming entails physical activity which can be compared to that required in more traditional sports. This, on the other hand, cannot necessarily be said to apply to leisure electronic gaming. For this reason, the use of the term sport with regard to eSports/eGames needs further dialogue and study," the statement says.
According to the IOC, some games are "not compatible with the Olympic values" and the gaming industry is commercially driven, compared to the "values-based" nature of sport.
"For all these reasons, a discussion about the inclusion of eSports/eGames as a medal event on the Olympic programme is premature," Yahoo news cited the statement as saying.
