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Saudi Arabia to host the first Olympic Esports Games

July 14, 2024

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Saudi Arabia’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) have announced a 12-year partnership to host the Olympic Esports Games.

The Esports Games will be held regularly, but details like specific timing, game titles, qualification process, and venue selection are still under discussion by the IOC Session.

Saudi Arabia is currenting hosting the inaugural Esports World Cup in Riyadh Boulevard City. The Esports World Cup will be 8 week event the started last July 10th.

You can read the full text of IOC press announcement here.

Kyedae revealed to fans that she has Acute Myeloid Leukemia

March 5, 2023

Twitch streamer and content creator Kyedae Shymko a.k.a. Kyedae, has revealed to her fans that she has Acute Myeloid Leukemia (cancer). Kyedae made the announcement on her twitter account in early hours of March 3, 2023.

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It is the most common type of acute leukemia in adults. AML if not treated gets worse quickly. AML is also called acute myelogenous leukemia and acute nonlymphocytic leukemia. There are a number of treatment for AML such as; cemotherapy, radiation therapy, chemotherapy with stem cell transplant, targeted therapy and drug therapy.

Kyedae, whose real name is Kyedae Alicia Shymko, is a Japanese-Canadian Twitch streamer and content creator of 100 Thieves.