bhopal the madhya pradesh sports department is launching indias first online gaming academy in august a talent search will be conducted during the mp state junior esports championship that is scheduled from july 23 to august 7the esports industry has rapidly grown over the past decade and has become a significant part of the entertainment and sports industry there is a wide range of video game tournaments with mindboggling prize money up to 45 million and a massive fan base sports minister yashodhara raje scindia said youngsters aged 1217 will participate in this 10day tournament mp has become a sports hub the objective behind launching the esports academy is to promote all such sports that have a presence in the asian games and olympics said scindiamp has succeeded in making its own identity in sports she remarked adding mps break dance and esports academy are the first such academies in the country that will give the youth an opportunity to hone their skills in these new sports in addition to traditional sports turning passion into profession sports dept to find gamers for academy the inclusion of esports in international events will give young players in india an opportunity to turn their passion into a profession she said the indian team won a bronze medal in the commonwealth games in birmingham in the year 2022 esports is included in the asian games starting in septemberthrough the mp open state junior esports championship the sports department will identify top gamers for the new academy said scindia there is no limit on number of registrations and participants can register as individuals or as a team