SINGAPORE — Anyone who thinks e-sports are passive should watch 14-year-old taekwondo exponent Jadon Yu in action at a first-of-its-type international event underway in Singapore under the banner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Jadon, a Secondary 2 student at Guangyang Secondary School, is the youngest of the 17-member Team Singapore at the inaugural Olympic Esports Series Week 2023 being held in front of three giant screens at Suntec City Convention and Exhibition Centre.
"I think it's interesting that we can compete purely based on skills," said Jadon, explaining that e-sport taekwondo means that he can compete against opponents of different weight categories, genders and sizes. "We've launched the brand Olympic Esports, and Olympic Esports Week here in Singapore is the first ever — super excited about it," he said.
“Transferable skills are realistic regards to tactics and strategy, the physical aspect of trying to feel the wind and balance on the boat relies on trust your vision and data,” said Mr Ng, a studio production manager with Mediacorp news and current affairs“Now everything needs to be done with my thumbs and eyeballing data points which I am not used to staring at.”
In the case of motorsports, the e-sports version includes some elements of the traditional sport such as holding a steering wheel.
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