首届中国虚拟体育公开赛正式启动

Group 1 - The first China Virtual Sports Open has officially launched its registration for the skiing event, marking the beginning of a national-level virtual sports competition approved by the General Administration of Sport of China [1] - The inaugural event includes six sports: cycling, racing, skiing, golf, football, and basketball, with a total of 18,000 online participation slots and over 300 offline final spots available [1] - The offline finals and award ceremony are expected to take place in early December in Beijing, with participants aged between 18 and 49 [1] Group 2 - The event aims to enhance participation through a virtual sports carnival and academic exchanges on digital sports industry development, alongside various online activities starting in October [2] - The combination of "events + diverse scenarios" is designed to break the limitations of competitive scale, allowing more non-participants to engage with the "playability" of virtual sports [2] - The International Olympic Committee has included virtual sports in the first Olympic Esports Games in 2024, indicating a growing recognition of this sector [1]