Hvorvidt esports har en plads i de Olympiske Lege er været diskuteret ofte - især for nyligt, da det bliver besluttet om de skal være en del af næste OL - og nu kan Insidethegames afsløre, at International Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission medlem Sarah Walker har udtalt, at esports ikke hører hjemme i OL, da det ikke er aktivt nok for nybegyndere.
BMX atleten lavede sin kommentarer på ovenstående forum, hvor hun blandt andet skrev: "I think as it stands right now, the way esports is, I don't think it completely fits into the Olympics. The main difference for me is if I want to practice any Olympic discipline, if I wanted to try one of them, I actually have to go out and do it. I have to be active. Where gaming is right now, if I was inspired to be a gamer, my first step is to go home and sit on the couch."
Hun indrømmer dog, at dem der konkurrerer i toppen af diverse esports-grene er fysisk veltrænede, og siger yderligere:
"I think the top level of athletes that are gamers, the top one percent or whatever, I think they do give a lot to be at the top. It's more than just sitting down on a couch. They are active and they do give a lot of time and effort and dedication and they go and get psychologists and nutritionists, they're doing exactly what I'm doing just for a different thing."
"The biggest difference that I struggle with the most is that the people wanting to try it for the first time or do it as a hobby, there's no active part."