2023's Olympic Esports Series will feature Just Dance, Gran Turismo, and Zwift

What is an esport, really?

Professional and amateur players are invited to take part in qualifying rounds starting today, and the series will culminate in the Olympic Esports Week in Singapore - a live in-person finale airing between June 22-25.

Here are the nine featured sports and their accompanying games:

The Olympics isn’t the first sporting event that’s tried to ride the popularity of esports. Last year, the Commonwealth held their own esports Championship Event featuringDota 2andRocket League. At the time, AliceOjokedabout Zwift joining the lineup, but I guess the IOC misconstrued it as sound advice.

The qualifying window ends on May 15th, so PC players only have a few months to take part in Chess.com and become Olympians. UnlessGran Turismo 7makes its way to PC before then, as theseries creator teasedlate last year.