阿里體育將電子競技納入亞運會賽事

AliSports, the sports wing of Alibaba Group, and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced a strategic partnership last Monday in Hangzhou, to bring the fast-developing e-sports or electronic sports to the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

阿里巴巴集團旗下體育公司阿里體育與亞洲奧林匹克理事會上週一在杭州宣佈達成戰略合作伙伴關係，將快速發展的電子競技納入2022年杭州亞洲運動會。

The partners said e-sports will be added to the 2017 Ashgabat Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG), the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games and the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

雙方表示，電子競技將加入2017年阿什哈巴德亞洲室內與武道運動會、2018年雅加達亞運會和2022年杭州亞運會。

E-sports will become an official Asian Games sport in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

電子競技將在2022年杭州亞運會成爲亞運會正式比賽項目。

Earlier this month, the OCA had already added e-sports to the AIMAG.

本月早些時候，亞奧理事會已將電子競技納入亞室武會。

Formed in 1982, the OCA manages and organizes a series of major comprehensive sporting events, including the Asian Games, the Asian Winter Games, the AIMAG, the Asian Beach Games and the Asian Youth Games.

成立於1982年的亞奧理事會負責管理和組織一系列大型綜合性體育賽事，包括亞運會、亞洲冬季運動會、亞室武會、亞洲沙灘運動會和亞洲青年運動會。

"Alisports places an emphasis on the operation of sports events and the related business of sports media, but not in purchasing the broadcast rights of events, which is different from its rival LeSports," said Sun Zheng, an analyst said.

一位名叫孫正的分析人士表示：“阿里體育將重點放在體育賽事的運作以及相關的體育傳媒業務，但並不是購買轉播權，這有別於其競爭對手樂視體育。”

"Alibaba expects to strengthen its influence on e-sports through cooperation with OCA," he added.

他補充說道：“阿里巴巴希望通過與亞奧理事會合作，來加強其在電子競技方面的影響。”