IOC on inaugural 2025 Olympic Esports Games in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia and the IOC are teaming up for their first commercial deal together with the oil-rich kingdom set to host the Esports Olympics that launch next year. The gaming partnership will be for 12 years “with Olympic Esports Games held regularly,” the International Olympic Committee said in a statement Friday. The value was not stated. The Saudi deal was signed off by the IOC membership which met in Paris on the eve of the Summer Games.