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Sport

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules

Regulation of sport

The regulation of sport is usually done by a regulatory agency for each sport, resulting in a core of relatively invariant, agreed rules. People responsible for leisure activities often seek recognition and respectability as sports by joining sports federations such as the International Olympic Committee, or by forming their own regulatory bo...
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Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules

Regulation of sport

Tradition

The word tradition comes from the Latin traditionem, acc. of traditio which means "handing over, passing on", and is used in a number of ways in the English language:...
s and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome (winning

Victory

Victory may refer to:*Victory, successful conclusion of a fight or competition.**strategic victory**tactical victory** Pyrrhic victory, a victory at heavy cost to the victorious party...
or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports (a common name for some card game

Card game

A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary things with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific. Countless card games exist, including families of related games ....
s and board game

Board game

File:Game_of_life_board.jpgA board game is a game in which counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a "board" . As do other form of entertainment, board games can represent nearly any subject....
s with little to no element of chance

Luck

Luck is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a person's control. Luck can be good or bad ....
) and motor sports where mental acuity

Attention

Attention is the cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things. Examples include listening carefully to what someone is saying while ignoring other conversations in a room or listening to a cell phone conversation while driving a car....
or equipment quality are major factors. Sport is commonly defined as an organized, competitive and skillful physical activity requiring commitment and fair play

Sportsmanship

Sportsmanship is conformance to the rules, spirit, and etiquette of sport. More grandly, it may be considered the ethos of sport. It is interesting that the motivation for sport is often an elusive element....
. Some view sports as differing from games

GAMES

GAMES may refer to:* GAMES Magazine* Georgia Academy of Mathematics, Engineering and Science...
based on the fact that there are usually higher levels of organization and profit (not always monetary

Money

Money is anything that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts. The main uses of money are as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value....
) involved in sports. Accurate records are kept and updated for most sports at the highest levels, while failures and accomplishments are widely announced in sport news.

The term sports is sometimes extended to encompass all competitive activities in which offense and defense are played, regardless of the level of physical activity. Both games of skill

Game of skill

A game of skill is a game where the outcome is determined mainly by mental and/or physical skill, rather than by pure Games of chance.One benefit of games of skill is that they are a means of exploring one's own capabilities....
and motor sport exhibit many of the characteristics of physical sports, such as skill, sportsmanship, and at the highest levels, even professional sponsorship associated with physical sports.

Sports that are subjectively judged are distinct from other judged activities such as beauty pageants and bodybuilding shows, because in the former the activity performed is the primary focus of evaluation, rather than the physical attributes of the contestant as in the latter (although "presentation" or "presence" may also be judged in both activities).

Sports are most often played just for fun or for the simple fact that people need exercise to stay in good physical condition.

Although they do not always succeed, sports participants are expected to display good sportsmanship

Sportsmanship

Terminology

In British English

British English

British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
, sporting activities are commonly denoted by the collective noun "sport". In American English

American English

PhonologyIn many ways, compared to English language in England, North American English is conservative in its phonology. Some distinctive accents can be found on the East Coast of the United States , partly because these areas were in contact with England, and imitated prestigious varieties of English English at a time when those varieties we...
, "sports" is more common. In all English dialects, "sports" is the term used for more than one specific game. For example, "football and swimming

Swimming

Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through water, usually without artificial assistance. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational....
are my favorite sports", would sound natural to all English speakers, whereas "I enjoy sport" would sound less natural than "I enjoy sports" to North Americans.

The term is sometimes extended to encompass all competitive activities in which offense and defense are played, regardless of the level of physical activity. Both games of skill

Game of skill

Air sports

The term Air sports covers a range of aerial activities such as:* Aerobatics* Air racing* Ballooning* General aviation* Gliding* Hang gliding...
, billiards

Billiards

Cue sports are a wide variety of Game of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a Baize-covered billiards table bounded by rubber ....
, bridge

Contract bridge

Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking game card game of game of skill and game of chance . It is played by four players who form two partnerships; the partners sit opposite each other at a table....
, chess

Chess

Chess is a recreational and competitive game played between two Player . Sometimes called Western chess or international chess to distinguish it from History of chess and other chess variants, the current form of the game emerged in Southern Europe during the second half of the 15th century after evolving from similar, much older...
, motorcycle racing

Motorcycle racing

Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all sporting aspects of motorcycling. The disciplines are not all "races" or timed-speed events, as several disciplines test a competitor's various riding skills....
, and powerboating

Powerboating

Power boating describes activities performed in a Motorboat. Generally a power boat has a high power to weight ratio and a hull design that allows for easy planing which allows for higher speed and improved handling....
are all recognized as sports by the International Olympic Gang with their world governing bodies represented in the Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations.

Sport

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