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<journal-id>1659-4436</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Pensar en Movimiento: Revista de ciencias del ejercicio y la salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Pensar en Movimiento]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1659-4436</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Escuela de Educación Física de la Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1659-44362021000100260</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/pensarmov.v19i1.46168</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Esports en tiempos de una pandemia global: oportunidades y futuros desafíos al transformar el juego en un deporte en costa rica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Esports in times of a global pandemic: opportunities and future challenges when transforming gaming into a sport in costa rica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Os esportes eletrônicos em tempos de uma pandemia global: oportunidades e futuros desafios ao transformar o jogo em um esporte na costa rica]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rojas-Valverde]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fallas-Campos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrea]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alpízar-Alpízar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mildred]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa RIca</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<volume>19</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>260</fpage>
<lpage>271</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-44362021000100260&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-44362021000100260&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-44362021000100260&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Rojas-Valverde, D., Fallas-Campos, A., y Alpízar-Alpízar, M. (2020). Esports en tiempos de una pandemia global: oportunidades y futuros desafíos al transformar el juego en un deporte en Costa Rica. PENSAR EN MOVIMIENTO: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud, 18(2), 1- 11. En respuesta a la pandemia relacionada con COVID-19, el mundo ha sufrido una serie de cambios drásticos. Debido a ellos, se han anunciado aplazamientos y cancelaciones de múltiples grandes eventos anuales en los deportes, las cuales dan paso a nuevas alternativas digitales que responden a las disposiciones de aislamiento del gobierno. Los eSports se muestran como una alternativa en rápida evolución para mantener el espíritu deportivo y la pasión que los deportes provocan en la población en general. En Costa Rica, este deporte ha comenzado su crecimiento, tal como sucedió en todo el mundo, y se ha acelerado con una alta tasa de evolución. En este sentido, el país enfrenta grandes desafíos para su promoción, incluyendo la de futuros eventos, el desarrollo de profesionales y la creación de una estructura organizacional para su práctica óptima. Este manuscrito busca analizar cómo la pandemia global expone la necesidad de poner atención a las alternativas deportivas digitales como el eSport y los desafíos futuros que enfrenta Costa Rica al tratar de desarrollarlo de manera efectiva y eficiente.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Rojas-Valverde, D., Fallas-Campos, A., &amp; Alpízar-Alpízar, M. (2020). Esports in times of a global pandemic: opportunities and future challenges when transforming gaming into a sport in Costa Rica. PENSAR EN MOVIMIENTO: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud, 18(2), 1-11. In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the world has undergone a series of drastic changes. Due to this, postponement and cancellation of multiple annual big sports events have been announced, giving way to new digital alternatives that follow government isolation provisions. eSports has shown to be a rapidly evolving alternative to maintain the sportsmanship and passion that sports bring to the general population. In Costa Rica, like everywhere else, this sport has seen accelerated growth with a high rate of evolution. In this regard, the country faces significant challenges to promote future eSports events, professional development, and the creation of an organizational structure for its optimal practice. This paper aims to analyze how the global pandemic exposes the need to direct the attention to digital sports alternatives such as eSport and the future challenges that Costa Rica will face to develop it in an effective and efficient way.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo Rojas-Valverde, D., Fallas-Campos, A., e Alpízar-Alpízar, M. (2020). Os esportes eletrônicos em tempos de uma pandemia global: oportunidades e futuros desafios ao transformar o jogo em um esporte na Costa Rica. PENSAR EN MOVIMIENTO: Revista de Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud, 18(2), 1-11. Como resposta à pandemia relacionada com a COVID-19, o mundo sofreu uma série de mudanças drásticas. Devido a isso, foram anunciados adiamentos e cancelamentos de múltiplos eventos esportivos de grande porte levados a cabo anualmente, abrindo espaço para novas alternativas digitais que respondem às disposições governamentais no que diz respeito ao isolamento. Os Esportes Eletrônicos ou eSports demonstram ser uma alternativa em rápida evolução para manter o espírito esportivo e a paixão que os esportes provocam na população em geral. Na Costa Rica, esse esporte começou a crescer, assim como aconteceu em todo o mundo, e acelerou com uma alta taxa de evolução. Neste sentido, o país enfrenta grandes desafios para sua promoção, incluindo a de futuros eventos, o desenvolvimento de profissionais e a criação de uma estrutura organizacional para que a prática seja adequada. Este manuscrito busca analisar como a pandemia global expõe a necessidade de estar alerta às alternativas esportivas digitais como o eSport e aos desafios futuros enfrentados pela Costa Rica para desenvolvê-las efetiva e eficientemente.]]></p></abstract>
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