IOC, Saudi Arabia cancel 12-year Esports Olympics deal

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The International Olympic Committee and Saudi Arabia have canceled a 12-year deal for the kingdom to host the Olympic Esports Games, the IOC announced Thursday.

The inaugural competition originally was planned for 2025 before being postponed to 2027.

'Recently, the two parties (IOC and Saudi Olympic Committee) and the Esports World Cup Foundation sat down again a