Esports has been confirmed as a medal sport for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, prompting the country's video gaming community to begin preparations to seize the opportunity to represent their nation on the global stage
Lokesh Suji, Director of Esports Federation of India and Vice President of the Asian Esports Federation (AESF) had the privilege of conducting the draws for the Esports titles, alongside Sebastian Lau, the General Secretary of AESF and Steve Kim, CEO of AESF.
While Esports was included as a demonstration title in 2018, it is going to make its full-fledged debut as an official medal event at the Asian Games this year where India will be participating in four titles - League of Legends, FIFA Online 4, Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, and DOTA 2.