Jet Li Says Video Games Can Be A Sport

Of all people to come out in favor of video games as a sport, the last person you would expect it to be is someone like Jet Li. If poker card games and chess both have the players sitting down and are considered sports, why not virtual gaming as well? There are 2 kinds of sports, 1 physical and 1 mental. There is no good reason to debunk virtual gaming as a sport, and I believe the participants of such virtual PvP events have the same mentality as physical athletes.