Despite a successful test event for competitive gaming, at the 2022 Games, organisers reject it for 2026.
The women's Dota2 team won bronze for Singapore at the 2022 Commonwealth Games esports pilot eventCompetitive gaming will not be a medal event in the 2026 Commonwealth Games, after a surprise U-turn.
One person close to the discussions said arranging year-round drugs testing across the various gaming titles could have been problematic.The pilot was held alongside Commonwealth Games events in Birmingham city centre There have been many high-profile cases of competitive gamers taking substances such as the prescription drug Adderall in the hope of enhancing their concentration and performance.
And in July 2022, the CGF signed a long-term partnership agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency, which has banned Adderall for use in competition.None of the 100 gamers from 20 different countries at the 2022 pilot event was drugs tested.
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