Commonwealth Games ‘ludicrous’ drug testing row threatens expansion into esports
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Esports leader says it’s ‘ludicrous’ to expect them to adopt the same extensive anti-doping policy as conventional sport to become a full part of the Commonwealth Games.
By Aasma Day
In a fortnight’s time thousands of excited spectators will be roaring on international sporting superstars at an elite event in Birmingham. Not the Commonwealth Games, but a parallel, linked competition taking place at the same time a short drive away across the city.
These sporting heroes won’t be running, swimming or doing anything with balls. Their fingers are the only bit of their bodies they will need to move, because they will be playing computer games – or what are now known as electronic sports.
The decision to hold the Commonwealth Esports Championship in Birmingham while the main games take place in August is no coincidence, but part of an experiment that could see esports becoming a full part of the official Commonwealth Games by the end of the decade.
Two worlds are about to collide. And wh...
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