The Gran Turismo and Just Dance franchise will be included in the Olympics Esports Series 2023, with the International Olympics Committee beginning qualifications today.
Nine sports will be represented in the Olympics Esports Series 2023, and professional and amateur players are invited participate in the qualifying sessions. The finals will take place at in-person events at the Suntec Centre in Singapore June 22 — 25, and will be streamed live on Olympics.com.
The lineup is as follows:
- Archery – Tic Tac Bow (World Archery Federation) – begins spring 2023
- Baseball – WBSC eBaseball: Power Pros (World Baseball Softball Confederation) – begins March 27
- Chess – Chess.com (International Chess Federation) – begins April 1
- Cycling – Zwift (UCI) – begins TBC
- Dance – Just Dance 2023 (World DanceSport Federation) – begins TBC
- Motor sport – Gran Turismo 7 (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) – begins April 13
- Sailing – Virtual Regatta (World Sailing) – begins March 17
- Taekwondo – Virtual Taekwondo (World Taekwondo) – begins TBC
- Tennis – Tennis Clash (International Tennis Federation) – begins TBC
The qualification for Gran Turismo 7 will take place on a bespoke Olympic Esports Series track, which is going to be added to the game on April 13 and will see players attempting to score their best time in an online time trial.