eSports: a true sport or just videogaming?

[pokoko]

AbbathTheGrim said:

pokoko said:
First of all, who cares? It's just a label.

Second, what is the criteria for a "sport"? Does darts count? Bowling? I assume it has to do with physical movement and competition but how little physical movement is needed to qualify? I have no idea but I bet a lot of people are going to make up definitions based on nothing.

Well, it does need a label. Not me, but for example, eSports gamers sometimes can't get visas as athletes to compete abroad, hence the recent White House petition which, as it is with White House petitions, won't achieve shit.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/uscis-should-recognize-all-esports-legitimate-sports-so-international-players-can-come-us-p1-visas

Sounds more like they just need to update the rules themselves.