Esports will likely go to the 2024 Olympics. Below are characteristics of these sports and the world’s top athletes.
- Thiel and John (2019): esports, like sports, take place in contexts where competing teams or players fight for victory, with rules that apply to everyone and characterized by training regimens that lead to improvements in typical game skills. Game-specific tactical knowledge plays a decisive role with regard to success.
- Pedraza-Ramirez, Musculus, Raab and Laborde (2020): existence of ranking systems and competition regulated by official leagues are fundamental aspects to consider a video game as an esport.
- García-Naveira et al. (2018): esports are activities that test human performance, are integrated with technology and media, have a large mental component and are socially accepted.
Characteristics top esports athletes
- knowledge of the video game
- motivation
- ability to make decisions
- ability to separate personal life from sports activities
- concentration
- emotional control
- positive attitude
- commitment to continuous improvement and mental and physical warm-ups
- follow pre-competitive routines and be able to adapt to new game situations.
(from Garcia-Lanzo, Bonilla and Chamarro, IJSP, 6/2020)
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