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2021 Virtual Antigua Sailing Week conclusion © Antigua Sailing Week Last week a large number of the worldwide eSailing community took to the virtual waters to participate in the virtual Antigua Sailing Week in an effort to be the winner of the premier challenge in the newly launched Antigua & Barbuda eSailing National Championship. This was not the first time Antigua Sailing Week organisers engaged in a virtual sailing racing. Back in 2015 virtual offshore editions of the Guadeloupe to Antigua Race and the Pearns Point Round Antigua Race were held via the realsail.com platform. H...

Imagine Olympic athletes winning gold from the comfort of their homes. Endorsed by the Ol...

The Irish Government provides funding to Irish Sailing. These funds are exclusively for the benefit of the Performance Pathway. However, this falls short of the amount required to fund the Performance Pathway in order to allow Ireland compete at the highest level. As a result the Performance Pathway programme currently receives around €850,000 per annum from Sport Ireland and €150,000 from sponsorship. A further €2 million per annum is needed to have a major impact at the highest level. The Irish Sailing Foundation was established to bridge the financial gap through securing philanthrop...

Gran Turismo Is Going to the Tokyo Olympics Share: Gran Turismo is set to become a bona fide Olympic sport, as it’s been selected as one of the five official partners of the inaugural Olympic Virtual Series, which is slated to take place from 13th May through 23rd June. That’s prior to the delayed Tokyo Olympics, which is currently scheduled to start in July. This will mark the first ever Olympic event for esports. There’ll be five games featured as part of the event in total, each of which is aligned with an International Sports Federation to add authenticity. In the case of Gran Turis...

autoevolution 22 Apr 2021, 12:22 UTC · by The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today, April 22, that it would work with five International Sports Federations (IFs) and game publishers to create the first Olympic-licensed event for physical and non-physical virtual sports. The event will comprise a number of virtual sporting events called Olympic Virtual Series (OVS) that will take place ahead of Tokyo Olympics. 1 photo The OVS will begin on May 13th and run until June 23rd, and according to the organizers, it is popularizing virtual sports, esports, and gaming while al...