Olympic Virtual Series is a dream come true for gamers as IOC embraces esports

When Mosaad Al-Dossary, Saudi flag draped around his shoulders, celebrated winning the FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final 2018 in London, it marked the pinnacle of a gaming journey he had set out on by playing FIFA 08 with members of his family 10 years earlier.

Now, millions of young gamers in the Middle East and around the world can dream just as big following a landmark announcement from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take its first steps into the world of esports with the launch of the Olympic Virtual Series.