{"id":577,"date":"2023-09-26T10:41:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T10:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asia.businessupturn.com\/?p=577"},"modified":"2023-09-26T10:41:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T10:41:08","slug":"thailand-secures-bronze-in-esports-at-asian-games-eyes-olympic-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/southeast-asia\/thailand\/thailand-secures-bronze-in-esports-at-asian-games-eyes-olympic-recognition\/577\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand secures bronze in eSports at Asian Games, eyes Olympic recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thailand clinched its first-ever eSports medal at the Asian Games, securing a bronze in a mobile phone game playoff against Vietnam. The inclusion of eSports as a medal event at the Hangzhou Asian Games marks a significant moment for the video game industry\u2019s quest for recognition in the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament features various titles, and teams are competing for seven gold medals. Despite local regulations limiting children\u2019s gaming time, the Hangzhou Esports Centre has witnessed enthusiastic crowds, reflecting China\u2019s passion for eSports. This development may pave the way for eSports to be considered for Olympic inclusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thailand clinched its first-ever eSports medal at the Asian Games, securing a bronze in a mobile phone game playoff against\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":399,"featured_media":578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thailand","tag-asian-games"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/399"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}