The Hardest Sport in the World claims another life

Ice skating and gymnastics take actual athletic skill

 

Yeah... still require judgement. I don't really consider anything a sport that is judged by someone else.

 

Boxing ? MMA?

 

So according to this bodybuilding, ice skating, gymnastics are sports

sport
spôrt/
noun

1. 1.
   an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
   "team sports such as baseball and soccer"
   synonyms: (competitive) game(s), physical recreation, physical activity, physical exercise, athletics;
   pastime
   "we did a lot of sports"

 

well... I will say that IMO man.... a sport has a winner that does not involve purely judging.

So bike riding has a clock and the winner is the guy/gal with the best time = sport

soccer has a scoreboard = sport

lowest score wins in golf = sport

auto racing has a finish line = sport ( granted some would argue )

wrasslin' has a 'winner' but nobody keeps up with the Ws & Ls and we all know its scripted = not a sport just a show

bodybuilding has, to my knowledge, no skills test or anything just judges = not sport just a show


At least in like figure skating there are skill tests ( last I knew anyways ) that count in their 100% judge only finals.

my opinion.

 

Gray area... a win should be cut & dry. Knockout, pin, tapout... I personally hate judgements to determine outcome.

 

I tend to agree.... but damn the South Koreans ( and a ton of young people everywhere ) disagree with us

 

fight sports that have to go to the judges is the worst outcome for the fans.

at least a good chunk of them do not need the judges to determine the winners

 

I say there is a difference between a sport and a competitive activity.

Personally consider videogaming competitive but not a sport.

 

Yup, why I consider it a gray area.

I'm sorry... but it should go until one of the boxers, wrestlers, MMA fighters literally wins, beats the competition.