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		</div><p>A competitive virtual sports event has been launched by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).</p>
<p>The Olympic Virtual Series will include five sports – baseball, cycling, motor sport, rowing and sailing – and runs from May 13 to June 23.</p>
<p>The Tokyo Olympics open on July 23.</p>
<p>Gaming brands involved in the project include Gran Turismo, Zwift and eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020.</p>
<p>“(The series) will mobilise virtual sport, esports and gaming enthusiasts all around the world in order to reach new Olympic audiences,” the IOC said in a statement.</p>
<p>Details of prizes offered in some events are being finalised, the IOC said.</p>
<p>The Olympic body is hoping to reach more young people with a strategy for virtual sports and gaming and said the series “allows participants around the world to compete from home or their training facilities”.</p>
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