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Russian government training standards for esports athletes to include 30-meter sprint, push-ups, and mouse click test (meduza.io)

submitted 18 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 17 hours ago

Giving sone Last Starfighter vibes. You're good at playing games? And you can do a short sprint if needed? Off to the military with you, you're going to be flying drones remotely. The running is there for when Ukrainians figure out your location.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

So, if you can do a 30 meter sprint or pushups they disqualify you?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 17 hours ago

I’m guessing it’s straight into the military