The Kenya Electronic Sports Federation (KESF) has achieved a major milestone for esport in Kenya with the recognition of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K).<\/p>\n
Esport\u2019s standing within the Olympic Movement is further enhanced by the recognition, which comes at the same time as KESF is affiliated with their respective international federations.<\/p>\n
At a meeting with the national federation at NOC-K\u2019s Westlands, Nairobi, offices, the secretary-general stated, \u201cNOC-K announces the inclusion of Esport in the Olympic Family in Kenya and pledges to<\/p>\n
collaborating with the federation to put athletes at the forefront in order to guarantee a successful performance in the 2025 Olympic Esports Games in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
The Federation\u2019s organisation, robust leadership structure, and inclusion of young administrators align well with the dynamic nature of the sport.<\/p>\n
The registration of 29 county associations and the Federation\u2019s consistent activities over recent years demonstrate a clear commitment to developing
\nthe sport given the popularity of video gaming among our youth, this provides a unique opportunity to channel their passion into healthy competition, especially with the IOC\u2019s assurance that the selected
\ngames will adhere to Olympic values.\u201d<\/p>\n
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially embraced esports as part of the Olympic family on 23 July 2024, following a unanimous decision during an IOC session.<\/p>\n
The inaugural Olympic Esports Games is slated for 2025 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, signifying a transformative era for the sport on the global stage.<\/p>\n
Kenya Esports Federation President, Ronny Lusigi, expressed his gratitude, stating,<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Olympic Esports Games is the best gift Esports could have asked for this recognition significantly boosts the profile and legitimacy of our emerging sport.We appreciate NOC-K for this recognition and believe we can collaboratively prepare Kenya for an excellent performance at the inaugural Olympic Esports Games.Additionally, we look forward to participating in other NOC-K programs that focus on athlete In 2023, the IOC hosted the Olympic Esports Week, which included the Olympic Esports Week Forum. These events served as a testbed to explore the integration of Esports within the Olympic framework and to foster discussions about its place in the new digital era.<\/p>\n This recognition represents a significant milestone as Esports\u2019 inclusion in the Olympic Movement has The post Kenya Electronic Sports Federation receives recognition from NOCK<\/a> appeared first on KBC<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Kenya Electronic Sports Federation (KESF) has achieved a major milestone for esport in Kenya with the recognition of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K). Esport\u2019s standing within the Olympic Movement is further enhanced by the recognition, which comes at the same time as KESF is affiliated with their respective international federations. At a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nempowerment and capacity building for administrators.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
\nthe finals of the Olympic Esports Series and exhibition show matches.<\/p>\n
\nbeen a topic of intense debate.<\/p>\n