Means Sport

What is Sport

Sports

consists of physical activity performed for a variety of purposes for competition, fun, development, skills, excellence and etc. This goal difference that distinguishes the nature of the sport itu.  For example, swim competitively in front of thousands of spectators will be treated sport activities but swimming alone in a pool or the ocean is seen as recreational activities.

Definition of sport

Sports is one of the recreational activities. Most leisure activities, newspapers, and television given to sports.  Sports can also be a source of income. 

What Is A Sport?

We have a huge list of sports which includes some that you may not consider a sport. In order to justify what makes the list, we have to base the inclusion on a clear definition of what makes a sport. Here are some definitions found online:

"An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others" (Google Search)

“A human activity capable of achieving a result requiring physical exertion and/or physical skill, which, by its nature and organization, is competitive and is generally accepted as being a sport.” (Australian Sports Commission, ASC)

"An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively" (Free Dictionary online)

Sport Criteria

Based on the above definitions, we have identified these three basic criteria that a sport must have.

A sport is ...

1.         A human activity involving physical skill and exertion.

2.         Governed by a set of rules or customs.

3.         Undertaken competitively and capable of achieving a result.

4.         Useful skills training in sports.

5.         Certain regulations in pursuit of excellence.

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What makes the list and what does not

There are many activities that are commonly debated whether they are sports, such as fishing, dancing, cheerleading, golf, equestrian, motorsports, plus many more. Based on the above criteria, are these sports? 

The examples of golf and cheerleading easily fit the definition of sports when in the competitive form. Fishing and dancing for most people is a pastime and not a sport, but there are structured competitions with these activities which make it a sport in that form.

In the case of equestrian and motorsports, there is physical exertion by the riders, but the horse and car are primarily doing the work. On the other hand, there is plenty of skill involved and it ticks all the other boxes.

There will always be activities that are borderline and debateable whether they are sports or not. In that case, maybe the final defining point should be as per the definition by the ASC—it is a sport if it is ... "generally accepted as being a sport".