The first Olympic Esports Games will be hosted in Riyadh in 2027, two years later than expected when a 12-year deal with Saudi Arabia was signed last year. The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday its founding partner for the event will be the kingdom’s Esports World Cup Foundation.

The inaugural Olympic Esports Games will now take place in 2027. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced plans for an Olympic Esports Games in October 2023, and initially announced the first Olympic Esports Games would be held in Saudi Arabia in 2025.

On February 11, 2025, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will host the first-ever Olympic Esports Games in 2027. A six-member panel has been formed to select the games that will be part of this historic event.

The event is part of a 12-year agreement signed last year between the IOC and Saudi Arabia’s Esports World Cup Foundation, which will serve as the founding partner

Saudi Arabia is set to host the first-ever Olympic Esports Games in 2027. The International Olympic Committee confirmed on Tuesday, as part of a 12-year deal with the country signed last year. The IOC

The first Olympic Esports Games will be held in two years in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday, as part of a 12-year-deal with the country signed last year.