Beijing For Gaming!

Posted by gst at 15:35 5/1/2004.

News has just broken out that the Chinese government has classed gaming as an official sport. This indicates to the gaming community that pro gaming is something we could all become familiar with. Here is a small snippet from the official statement:

The All China Sports Federation recently recognised video gaming as a sanctioned sport. To sporting purists it might sound like heresy, but the first official Chinese electronic gaming competition is scheduled for early 2004, and there is even talk of video gaming becoming an Olympic event.

For those of you who want to read a little more into this, click here.

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	Ripper Rush! 15:40 5/1/2004	Great News [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	ssj 15:40 5/1/2004	looking good :) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Scrappy Sniper's Alley 15:40 5/1/2004	I read the bbc news site as well :) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Sincy 15:41 5/1/2004	LOLOLOLOL, one small step for a chinaman, one great leap for geeks :) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Liam conneXion 15:41 5/1/2004	bbc stealing news off UKT?! oh em gee. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Scrappy Sniper's Alley 15:41 5/1/2004	Ignore me. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Ripper Rush! 15:45 5/1/2004	steve bunting for world glory [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Velta Professional Gamer 15:50 5/1/2004	The future is bright, the future is ORANGE [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	gst theb0g 15:50 5/1/2004	I demand Steve Brown is given a OBE! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	BelleH Rush! 15:51 5/1/2004	this will give geeks all over the globe and even bigger erection [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	wLz fluid element 15:58 5/1/2004	tiz 11:54, 30/12/2003 Counter strike and gaming in general, is not a sport. =D and neither is chess. -tiz i suggest u take up ya arguement with the Chinese Government there kiddo. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Blade^ twisted Reality 15:59 5/1/2004	YEY FOR Demo now he can play legally [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	gst theb0g 16:03 5/1/2004	lol wLz [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	r3n Team-kill 16:18 5/1/2004	hrm i shud prolly move back to china eh, betr chances of becoming pr0! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	NukleuZ Black Death Warriors 16:26 5/1/2004	state [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Katori Choke 16:26 5/1/2004	Summed up in a very contradictory, controversial and illiterate manner good job that man. ;) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	StriKeN unicon.cs 16:41 5/1/2004	lololol [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Dudeman 16:44 5/1/2004	marc for gold medal [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Endo Legend 16:46 5/1/2004	yeah, its the way it should be. i dont think that gaming is a sport at this present moment becuase there is no real governing body in existance like there is in alot of sports e.g. FIFA/FA. I also dont think the CPL would count as this kinda of organisation. But i do have to say, if sports like Darts can be cosidered a sport. Theres some hope for more countrys to recognise gaming... [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Endo Legend 16:46 5/1/2004	*countries [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	groove 16:48 5/1/2004	Your right DK... spiks = spanish gooks = italians [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	HeNdie Void 16:49 5/1/2004	how s*** is cricket to watch! closely followed by darts. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	gst theb0g 17:06 5/1/2004	Hahhah [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Mew ClanNEW 17:06 5/1/2004	HAHAHAHAahahahahahahahahahahahaah [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	MaCcA^ 17:17 5/1/2004	says the man who torments vin with trees :P [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	enuex 17:18 5/1/2004	pld Loxam. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	kare 17:19 5/1/2004	finally! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	shads theb0g 17:34 5/1/2004	not that im promoting racism in any way shape or form of course! i wud never want to end up like BB... who shud be unbanned btw so he can finally sleep at night without havin to cry himself to sleep, least thats the excuse he uses for the wet patches in his bed he wakes up in [ Score: -1, offtopic \| Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Drenz 17:51 5/1/2004	GaZ [ Score: -1, pointless \| Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Undone^ ForsakeN 17:52 5/1/2004	well said belleh [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	dhh 17:58 5/1/2004	You're all sphincter-licking geeks anyway, so let Gaz have his fun. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	commentmaster 18:05 5/1/2004	Omfg talk about caps lock and going totally off the point!!! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Conscript classified 18:06 5/1/2004	Bet they have official hacks. If they lose tournaments they will probably be tortured too. lol. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Loxam Lite 18:12 5/1/2004	Vinny is a special case! :P [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Otis Rush! 18:14 5/1/2004	the Chinese are gonna take over the world, mark my words. I reckon half the entire chinese population of cumbria now live in my little village, its like china town. They smell funny, but sell us rediculously cheap mp3 and minidisc players so i aint complaining o/ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	fez 18:18 5/1/2004	lol gaz, at least my dad aint sloth from the goonies [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Otis Rush! 18:20 5/1/2004	talking of sloth, did anyone spot him in Return of the King as the Orc commander? I'm glad someone finally gave him another shot at acting :D [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Smittins 18:23 5/1/2004	nah that was sulf! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Otis Rush! 18:28 5/1/2004	oh s***, my mistake! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	shads theb0g 18:57 5/1/2004	so's good milf hi mike [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Smittins 19:01 5/1/2004	oh s***, my mistake! Easily made, the likeness is uncanny :o [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	dhh 19:32 5/1/2004	No worries lads, I've found a column that explains geeks and CS: http://www.ukterrorist.com/columns/view.php?id=37 [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Loxam Lite 22:59 5/1/2004	GaZ banned? Long overdue. Well done UKT. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Undone^ ForsakeN 02:10 6/1/2004	he did come up with some good ideas, but the comments ^ we're just stupid. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	conspiracy 11:57 6/1/2004	spiks = cypriots aswell [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	N38 17:12 6/1/2004	i cant imagine liquid being sports personality of the year, can you? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]

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