How Sports Spirit Learns To Come Alive Virtually

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With corona virus making quarantine a necessity, a lot of sports men and sports enthusiasts are moving towards E-sports to keep the enthusiasm alive


Sportsmen and enthusiasts are fast moving towards internet space to keep itself going

The novel virus outbreak has lead the world to discover a new way of functioning and a new way to life altogether. From companies redesigning their working structures, daily routine to learning to work from home, everything is going through a paradigm shift.

One such challenge is being faced by sportsmen as well. But Formula 1 drivers and other sports stars have said to have found a great way of keeping themselves engaged and active, despite the global lock down that has been done to contain the virus from spreading.

For example the Australia Grand Prix driver McLaren driver Lando Norris has busied himself with the online version of an e-race. That is the new way to keep you engaged and not bored, will the lock down has cancelled and postponed most sporting events worldwide. Quite literally, the Norris, Courtois and Formula E driver Stoffel Vandoorne were reported to have taken on E-sports professionals and YouTube stars in a virtual Australian Grand Prix recently.

"E-sports is a very fast growing and exciting industry and what we wanted to do is put on a fun race for fans that are without racing in Formula 1," Jamie MacLaurin, founder of Veloce Esports - which is running the event - told BBC Sport recently.

No one is letting the enthusiasm die down. Surprisingly, while players pit themselves against each other in virtual space, still maintaining true sportsmanship, even BBC Radio 5 live commentators Jack Nicholls and Jolyon Palmer decided to lend their voices for another virtual race that had Max Verstappen and ex-F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya competing in.
Meanwhile, cyclists and footballers are also joining the new form of competition and keeping themselves upbeat. Professional cyclists are also working from home – and are learning to enjoy themselves as they learn to host or take part in virtual events. Geraint Thomas, winner of the 2018 Tour de France, has been hosting his own races while Vuelta a Espana winner Simon Yates and his twin brother Adam have almost daily events planned, with riders from their men's and women's squads taking part.
Sunday's Seville football derby between Sevilla and Real Betis that was postponed because of the corona virus outbreak saw its performance in the virtual world. Real Betis striker Borja Iglesias and Seville left-back Sergio Reguilon take each other on at FIFA20.
This new-age phenomenon is the test of humanity and will probably continue till June, until a vaccine could be brought out into the market.  However, medical professionals have estimated trial, test and conclusive delivery of a vaccine to take no less than 12-15 months.

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