Does Esports have a legitimate claim to being a sport?

Esports is recognised as a sport in multiple countries

Question: Does Esports have a legitimate claim to being a sport?
Position1 of 3›: Yes, Esports has a legitimate claim at being a sport
Argument1 of 4›: Esports is recognised as a sport in multiple countries

The United States, South Korea, and Poland are all countries which recognise Esports as a sport or sport-like. If governing bodies recognise it as a legitimate sport, then it must be true.

The argument

There is no international standard classification of Esports, however, many countries class Esports as a legitimate sport or sport-like. In Poland, Esports (along with other 'intellectual sports' such as chess and bridge) is classed as a sport, meaning Esports athletes are afforded better financing, better sponsorship and marketing deals, scholarships, and tax exemptions for championship prizes. In the United States, professional gamers can obtain P-1 visas, which are given to athletes, and in South Korea, the Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA) is recognized by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, which regulates an athlete's amateur and professional status. Esports can therefore be considered a legitimate sport as it is classified and treated as one by multiple governing bodies.

Premises

[P1]If multiple national governments and sporting bodies officially classify and treat an activity as a sport, that activity has a legitimate claim to being a sport. [P2] Countries including Poland, the United States, and South Korea formally classify and treat Esports as a sport through legal recognition, athlete visas, and official sporting associations. [C] Therefore, Esports has a legitimate claim to being a sport.

Counter-arguments

Legal recognition in some countries is an administrative classification for funding, visas and tax purposes, not a verdict on the nature of the activity. Many other countries do not classify esports as a sport, so appealing to recognition is selective, and it is circular: whether esports really is a sport is exactly what is in dispute, and pointing to bodies that have already decided yes assumes the conclusion. That Poland files esports alongside chess and bridge as 'intellectual sports' shows the label is bureaucratic, not that the physical criteria of sport are met.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P1] Official classification is often driven by funding and immigration policy rather than by whether an activity meets the criteria of a sport, so recognition does not settle the question. [Rejecting P2] Recognition varies by country, so citing the states that recognise esports selectively assumes the very point in dispute.