Two OWL players will represent the league at the Olympics Spaces Forum

Two Overwatch League players will be present at the International Olympic Committee's Esports Forum to be held later in July. Jake Lyon of the Houston Outlaws and Kim "Geguri" Se-yeon of the Shanghai Dragons will represent the League Overwatch during the procedure, according to The Esports Observer.

Shanghai Dragons confirmed Geguri's position in Lausanne, The players will meet IOC President Thomas Bach at the Esports forum, but IOC Sports Director Kit McConnell told The Esports Observer that meeting did not mean esports will be included in the Olympics as a medal event. "It's more about the commitment of both communities," said McConnell

Overwatch Nate Nanzer, commissioner of the League, and Mike Morhaime, president of Blizzard, will attend the event. event alongside Nicolo Laurent, CEO of Riot Games and Epic Games. The Fortnite Team among others

Geguri and Jake will likely participate in a joint session with Bach and other esports players, as well as a discussion with three Olympic athletes. Violence in esports is particularly interesting for the IOC. Bach and the IOC insisted that violence has no place in the Olympics, and that includes the language surrounding these games. The Observer Esports pointed out that the use of terms like "double kill" or "kill spree" is something that will be discussed.

"That's why we want to have this forum," McConnell said. "To explain why these values ​​are so important to us, how they are reflected in everything we do, including field sports competitions, our engagement with athletes, our engagement with the governing bodies of the Olympic Movement, and understand -the point of view of the esports. "

The IOC's esports forum is scheduled for 21 July at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.