Apparently, the United States government is recognizing professional League of Legends players as athletes, for the purpose of obtaining visas to participate in competitions here in the States. I wouldn't consider video games a "sport" in the traditional sense, but since we don't have a great legal framework yet for international gaming competitions, I'd say this is a good stopgap measure.
It also led me to search for how you obtain a visa for a chess competition, since those have been going on for forever. Generally, for the U.S. at least, it seems like you're just expected to get a regular old travel visa. But, lo and behold, chess is a recognized sport of the International Olympic Committee.
This entire post is only here so I can tell everyone that my dad is a professional athlete.
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