Gold medals will be up for grabs this time in China at the Asian Games in seven different games. After being a demonstration sport at the Asian Games in 2018, the Asian Electronic Sports Federation dreams of gaming being represented at the Olympics. For Sanindhiya Malik, India's medal hope in League of Legends, the Asian Games opening on Saturday will mark how far he and eSports have come.
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00:00 How well should I be able to execute my abilities on the champs and then practicing with my
00:10 team.
00:11 My dream will eventually be realized once it gets included into Olympic as a full-fledged
00:27 medal sport, but nonetheless I think this is a Woodstock moment for not only the Asian
00:34 eSports community, but the worldwide community too, because this eventually will become the
00:40 benchmark for a lot of other countries, the recognition of eSports as a sport.
00:46 [Sounds of a match being played]
01:15 I have to practice many different champions, many different characters, how should I play
01:21 them?
01:22 My parents didn't support gaming because it has less to no scope in India at least, so
01:29 sometimes I had to hide from them and play the tournaments because I had a commitment
01:35 to do so, so it was hard at some point.
01:38 [Sounds of a match being played]
01:49 After getting to the level of representing India, I think my parents also have noticed
01:55 the recognition that this game can give me.
02:16 Nice.