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	Podcast:		Marketplace Tech
	Episode:		Diversity among esports athletes is slowly increasing (rerun)
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:05:21
	Publish Date:		2023-07-07 09:45:00
	Description:		Professional video gaming — otherwise known as esports — has grown into a billion-dollar industry in recent years. Esports tournaments now draw crowds of tens of thousands to watch players compete at games like Valorant and League of Legends, while top esports athletes earn millions of dollars. But for too long, like so many facets of the gaming world, this industry has been dominated by men. A 2019 report showed that just 5% of professional esports players were women, a statistic that seemingly hasn’t changed much in years.
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