6 May 2022

E-sports athletes battle for place at Commonwealth Games

From Morning Report, 8:44 am on 6 May 2022

Gamers have flexed their finger muscles and grey matter in the battle to find New Zealand's first representative e-sports athletes.

The final round of qualifying for the national team played out online last night from homes around the country and a purpose-built central Auckland studio.

As Felicity Reid reports, e-sports will be a pilot event at this year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, with aspirations to becoming a full medal discipline at the 2026 Games.