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OT - What other sports do you do? 17-Jun-2013 At 11:27:05 AM Big G

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On 16/06/2013 Wendy wrote:

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>>>The definition of sport according to (snip) the Oxford dictionary:
>>>"an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual
>>>or team competes against another or others for entertainment"

>
>What the oxford can't even be consistent with the concise oxford? Whatever,
>I cannot see hunting as a sport. Nor fishing. Racing? Are we talking car
>races or go carts? Why not have remote contrelled car racing? what about
>chess then - what makes that not sport? Or Twister?

Physical exertion and skill - the absence of the former mean chess is not a sport.
Fishing is a competitive sport all over the world. Top Bass anglers win millions of dollars in televised events in the US (thereby fulfilling the entertainment requirement). Europe has had professional angling competitions for many decades which attract spectators too.

As for other sports/pastimes I partake in: flyfishing, cycling (road and mtb), ex-rugby (which i think would be one of the least complimentary sports to rock climbing)