Would you consider esport a real sport?

[Yarik]

People who want to go into esport train for hours and hours daily. They take what they do pretty seriously. And there are many tournaments that come with games. There are big prizes.

So given all that, would you consider esport a real sport? What's the reason behind your decision?

 

[Dead2009]

No, not in the slightest. It's not a physical sport.

 

[duskpire]

It's not a physical sport.

Some sports have nothing to do with being an athlete. Chess isn't a physical sport and yet it is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a sport. Poker isn't a physical sport and yet it is one.

 

[Dead2009]

I dont consider those 2 sports either. It's like how people think cheerleading is a sport when its clearly not.