Arena of Valor and Dota 2 are medal events at the Asian Indoor And Martial Arts Games
They will be joined by four other titles including Legends of Runeterra and Tekken 7.
Six games have been selected as medal events for the 2021 Asian Indoor And Martial Arts Games, a multi-sport event hosted by Thailand this year.
Arena of Valor, Dota 2, Legends of Runeterra, Tekken 7, Assetto Corsa, and One Lap E-Cycling have all been approved by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and will be medal events at the games.
The 6th Asian Indoor And Martial Arts Games will commence on May 14, 2025, on host cities Bangkok and Chonburi in Thailand.
The Asian Indoor Martial Arts Games mostly consists of indoor disciplines like basketball, badminton, bowling, and volleyball. Esports was also included as a category during the event’s 2017 run, featuring four popular online titlesHearthstone,StarCraft II, The King of Fighters XIV, andDota 2.
Esports made history last year at the2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). It was the first time esports was included as a medal event in the SEA Games, as officially sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee. Ultimately, the goal of the industry is to have esports recognized as amedal event in the Olympics.
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