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"You will never achieve in a video game", says Olympic president

The Times is reporting that President of Olympics Committee Jacques Rogge has said that in comparison to sport, there is no achievement in gaming.

"Kids are attracted to visual, interactive forms of communication," he said. "It's not going to be easy for sport to counter that.

"You won't hear me saying sport is not fun - it is," he went on. "But it requires austerity and discipline. The answer is achievement. You will never achieve in a video game. It is not really success."

So there you go, you losers.

By Mike Bowden

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Patrick Garratt: Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.
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