He’s 22 and already considered a veteran in the gaming world. Jake Lyon says that Esports and the Olympics could learn a lot from each other.“You could be confined to a wheelchair… you can be a man, woman, young (or) old – all these barriers that would usually require divisions – in Esports they don’t mean anything.”Plus, we have the latest headlines from Buenos Aires and an athlete to watch.

He’s 22 and already considered a veteran in the gaming world. Jake Lyon says that Esports and the Olympics could learn a lot from each other. “You could be confined to a wheelchair… you can be a man, woman, young (or) old – all these barriers that would usually require divisions – in Esports they don’t mean anything.” Plus, we have the latest headlines from Buenos Aires and an athlete to watch.

He’s 22 and already considered a veteran in the gaming world.&nbsp;Jake Lyon says that Esports and the Olympics could learn a lot from each other.“You could be confined to a wheelchair… you can be&nbsp;a man, woman, young (or) old – all these barriers that would usually require divisions – in Esports they don’t mean anything.”Plus, we have the latest headlines from Buenos Aires and an athlete to watch.

Esports, the Olympics and Gamer Jake Lyon at the Youth Olympic Games

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At Olympics.com, we tell Olympic stories year-round. Come along with us for in-depth interviews with the inspiring individuals who capture the world's imagination every two years as they go faster, higher, stronger - together. Host Nick McCarvel is joined regularly by one-of-a-kind guests - including athletes themselves, coaches, sporting legends - as well as Olympics.com producers and contributors - and more. Catch new episodes on Wednesdays every other week.

At&nbsp;<a href="http://olympics.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Olympics.com</a>,&nbsp;we tell Olympic stories year-round. Come along with us for in-depth interviews with the inspiring individuals who capture the world's imagination every two years as they go faster, higher, stronger - together. Host Nick McCarvel is joined regularly by one-of-a-kind guests - including athletes themselves, coaches, sporting legends - as well as Olympics.com producers and contributors - and more. Catch new episodes on Wednesdays every other week.

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