The project manager of the esports demonstration event here at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games has expressed his confidence that every country on the continent will have a fully-established national federation for the sport by the time it features as a full medal event at the 2022 Asian Games in Chinese city Hangzhou.

A cooperation agreement has been announced by the International Ski Federation (FIS) and Alisports, which will aim to grow the number of Chinese snow sport participants to 30 million.

International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) secretary general Alex Lim has said the world governing body can see the benefits of the sport featuring as a demonstration event at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Ashgabat, despite a number of its national federations opting not to take part because of the involvement of Alisports as organisers.

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has signed an exclusive global marketing agreement with Alisports, the sport division of Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba.

There are, as you might expect, numerous definitions of "sport" in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.

E-sports is set to become an official medal sport at the 2022 Asian Games in Chinese city Hangzhou following the announcement of a strategic partnership between the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Alisports.

Establishing professional men's and women's league structures, national rugby sevens programmes and attracting one million players to the sport in five years have been announced as key aims after World Rugby revealed $100 million (£81 million/€91 million) would be invested in China.

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) have announced they have agreed in principle to establish a joint venture with Alisports to help increase global awareness of boxing.

World Rugby have announced a 10-year strategic partnership with Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba, which is claimed will see the company make a long-term investment in growing the sport in the nation.