Asian Games 2022 esports titles may get postponed


Asian Games 2022 esports titles may get postponed

Asian Games 2022 may get postponed due to the Covid-19 Outbreak

Asian Games 2022 is set to happen in China, but from current rumors and news, the event may get postponed to the next year. It’s very disappointing for the fans of sports and esports lovers if the event will be postponed especially for esports lovers because the first time in any Asian Games is another category added along with sports where players can compete for the gold medal.

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The event contains esports titles like PUBG Mobile and League of Legends, its first time in history that any digital sporting will be mainstream in an event like the Asian Games. Nations will compete in the Asian Games with their teams in the esports category to get more gold medals for their country.

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Asian Games 2022 could delay because of the COVID-19

Asian Games 2022 esports titles may get postponed
Asian Games 2022

The news coming from the AFP is about the Asian Games 2022 that the event could delay because of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Shanghai highly dense city in China, the city facing the worst Covid-19 outbreak, and the government announced a complete lockdown in the whole city.

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The Asian Games are going to be held in Hangzhou, due to the outbreak in Shanghai reports say it is highly possible that the upcoming Asian Games 2022 will be postponed. Asian Games is an Olympic-level sports event where all the Asian countries compete for the no 1 spot on the table.

The Director-General of the Asian Games Kuwait’s Husain Al-Musallam stated that there is the possibility of a delay “No official decision has been taken by the committee until now, but there is a possibility that it will be postponed.”

With the new addition to the Asian Games 2022 the esports, is set to be disappointing to see the delay in the event. Because it’s the first time in history any electronic games titles are in the Asian Games, fans are waiting to see their country team be represented on the global stage in the field of esports.

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