What do you think of Lang Ping and Malone's attitude towards e-sports in New Generation, New Sports?

I think the attitude expressed by coach Lang Ping and table tennis player Malone represents some traditional sportsmen's recognition of e-sports. In fact, as long as we discuss e-sports and e-sports events, there will be a fundamental question: Is e-sports a sport? Let's ask from another angle: what is sports? It can be explained from the following points:

First, the ancient Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece. Although there was a peaceful truce between the city-states, the events were full of antagonism. In modern times, with the continuous improvement of human production level brought by the industrial revolution, shooting, cycling, fencing and other equipment items have also been added to sports events, and human beings have gradually broken through themselves through the cooperation of equipment. Today, we have entered the digital age. Even if you want to experience traditional sports such as football and basketball, you can participate in online games. Therefore, all kinds of digital sports came into being.

Second, what is the attitude of people in the traditional sports industry towards e-sports? Some of them are hostile to e-sports, either because of their disdain for e-sports or because they are afraid of the impact of e-sports on traditional sports. They don't admit that e-sports is the reality of sports, and think that e-sports is a scourge. But there are also some traditional athletes and practitioners such as Lang Ping and Malone who are willing to accept e-sports and embrace the future. They believe that e-sports as a new sport is not incompatible with traditional sports, but can learn from each other and make progress together. E-sports can become more professional by learning from traditional sports, and traditional sports can continue to develop their own projects by learning from the development model of e-sports, thus achieving a win-win situation.

Third, in fact, the cooperation between traditional sports and e-sports is nothing new. For example, the PEL Peace Elite Professional League, which was established late but developed rapidly, has cooperated with UFC fighting events, CBA Club Shanghai Shark and Shanghai International Circuit to boost the influence of e-sports events and open a new development window for traditional sports. In addition, e-sports has become an official event of the 2022 Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou next year.

Generally speaking, I believe that after this competition, the influence of e-sports in China will be significantly enhanced, and the e-sports industry will also develop rapidly with the trend of the times. More and more people will pay attention to e-sports events, more and more people will feel the charm of e-sports, and more and more people will join the e-sports industry.