"I am very much in favor of a recognition of esports by Coni, but we are only interested in those that represent real sports". So Michele Barbone, president of the Italian sports dance federation and Federesports, in our exclusive interview.
From the exclusive interview conducted by our Tommaso Berardi to Michele Barbone we have first of all a confirmation: as the president of FIDS and Federesport had already anticipated in Lucca, there is actually a sort of opening of the Italian National Olympic Committee to esports. The Coni has entrusted to him, a man of great organizational experience, the task of monitoring the esports movement, to understand if there are the elements for an official recognition of electronic sports as an Olympic discipline.
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Seven Caribbean territories will face seven African countries on the Fifa 20 and Mortal Kombat 11 games, Saturday and Sunday. Battles to follow live on the internet.
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Dominican Esports Federation is launched!
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The Dominican Esports Federation [known in Spanish as Federación Dominicana de Deporte Electrónico (FDDE)] hosted an event on the occasion of its launch, in which all details of the organization were presented.
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Coni opens "officially" to the export business and is already talking about an event for January.
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Ghana Book Fair and Kiddies Esports Initiative
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Kiddies Esports is an Initiative from Ghana Esports Association, and fully endorsed and sanctioned by WESCO. They aim at the development of healthy Competitive Play of Video Games, Education, Mentorship and Community Recreational Activities for Kids via Digital Media & Technology.
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