Esports takes the Olympic stage: League of Legends to debut in 2025
League of Legends will debut in the 2025 Olympic Esports Games hosted by Saudi Arabia. Learn more about its inclusion, competition format, and its impact on the gaming industry.
Set to start in 2025, the Olympic Esports Games will feature Saudi Arabia as their host nation. Starting from 2025 when the first event will take place, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has teamed with the Saudi Arabian Olympic and Paralympic Committee for twelve years. Although the IOC has not yet published a whole list of the titles for which they will compete, some possible ones are:
• League of Legends
• Rocket League
• Street Fighter
• Tekken
• iRacing
• NBA2k
• FIFA
These games are mentioned following previous participations during the IOC-supported events or the popularity in esports. Additionally, the first-person shooter will not be part of the Olympic Gaming according to IOC pronouncement.
Now let us talk about League of Legends:
In an unprecedented development, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) proclaimed its decision for League of Legends to feature as one among other selected games during the future Esports Olympics taking place in 2025 for showcasing another achievement on January 22, 2025 This year is going to be very important indeed for this multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) which has risen to prominence on e-sporting platforms across continents.
Why League of Legends?
This game is one of the most recognized forms of eSports, which has existed for over ten years. It enjoys a large number of players globally and it has numerous tournaments that attract professional players from different parts of the world. The game was included in Olympics to show its consistency in popularity and competitiveness.
What to expect?
In the Olympics League of Legends Tournament, national teams will face off against each other in a best-of-series format. Full information about this competition including the number of teams or players has not been released yet.
Impact on esports and gaming:
League of Legends’ inclusion into the Olympic Games is presumed to bring eSports into public interest thus exposing it to new audiences while also confirming its relevance in video gaming industry.
Riot games response:
The company that created League of Legends, Riot Games has shown its excitement and appreciation for this amazing opportunity to be included in Olympics. They promise to collaborate with IOC in order make the tournament successful.
Get ready for the ultimate showdown:
In 2025 we are going to witness one unforgettable event that will be known as ‘Esports Olympics’ where League of Legends will be one of its key attractions. Keep on monitoring our pages so that you can catch up on details related to this event and watch some finest-skill Clash between top players around the globe.