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sport wikipedia sport homepage recent changes view source discuss this page page history log in special pages broken redirects dead end pages double redirects long pages oldest pages orphaned pages pages with the fewest revisions pages without language links protected pages protected titles short pages uncategorized categories uncategorized files uncategorized pages uncategorized templates unused categories unused files unused templates wanted categories wanted files wanted pages wanted templates all pages all pages with prefix categories list of redirects pages with a page property tracking categories log in log out change credentials remove credentials active users list blocked users autoblocks bot passwords reset password preferences reset tokens user contributions user group rights grants user list user rights password policies gallery of new files logs new pages recent changes related changes valid change tags file list media statistics mime search search for duplicate files list of files with duplicates api sandbox view interwiki data statistics system messages version namespace information external links search random page random page in category random redirect random root page most linked to categories most linked to files pages with the most interwikis most linked to pages most transcluded pages pages with the most categories pages with the most revisions compare pages export pages what links here expand templates change content model of a page book sources delete a page differences edit a page email user page history page info protect a page purge new section permanent link redirect by file user page revision or log id contribute search change or remove email address edit recovery try hieroglyph markup list of wikimedia wikis cite this page category tree gadgets gadget usage statistics orphaned timedtext pages url shortener securepoll mass delete api feature usage rest sandbox book abuse filter log abuse filter management blocked external domains global file usage lint errors transclusions containing lint errors notifications disambiguation pages pages linking to disambiguation pages topic subscriptions find comment discussion tools data structure template sandbox global data usage ip range calculator pages on topics near you community configuration printable version disclaimers privacy policy jump in and tell us what you know about these sports what is sport defining sport is difficult the term constantly evolves to cover new ranges of human behavior indeed the well known philosopher ludwig wittgenstein argues that sports are defined not by a set of common characteristics but by new activities sharing some common aspects with existing sports but not necessarily sharing any common characteristics with all credence to this comment may be taken from the ever more diverse set of activities that are at least claimed by some as sports from chess to cheerleading from sheepdog trials to ballroom dancing what do all of those activities have in common however many of the above would not be recognised as sports by fans of more traditionally recognised sports and using wittgenstein s extension approach it would be quite reasonable to claim a battle of the bands competition as a sporting event and thus playing rock and roll as a sport a definition which makes sport so broad as to be potentially useless and quite different to the common understanding fuzzy though that may be a more pragmatic approach to defining sport may be to look at common usage of the term it was originally used to describe the animal and bird killing activities such as shooting fishing and fox hunting of the english aristocracy whereas the precursors of modern team sports played by the lower classes were termed games however as time progressed perhaps with the beginnings of the modern olympic movement in the late 19th century sport began to be used to describe a wide range of athletic pursuits however sport retained and still retains an implication of respectability and seriousness that a mere game or hobby does not and organisations responsible for leisure activities continually seek recognition as sports by joining sports federations such as the ioc these bodies are seemingly fairly inclusive as to what they are prepared to accept as sports and thus the activities listed above amongst others have been accepted however it is possible to make a reasonable operational definition of sport using characteristics most sports do have in common such an operational definition can be found below sports are activities based around physical activity involving use of characteristics such as strength stamina speed and dexterity a sport has codified rules known to all players these vary somewhat depending on the location timing and specific event for instances golf courses have specific local bylaws and each tournament may have its own special conditions but there are a core of relatively invariant agreed rules a sport involves a competitive aspect either explicitly by competing against other participants or by means of an ordinal usually numeric scoring system there are organised competitions for the sport rather than purely ad hoc casual competitions sport is performed primarily for the enjoyment of either or both of the participants and or any audience watching the primary goal of competition is to win according to the rules of the competition rather than as a subsidiary to aesthetic artistic or financial achievements in the performance of the sport thus excluding the battle of the bands or a sheep shearing competition sport is unscripted and the results of competitions not prearranged sports such as gymnastics involve set routines but the scoring of those routines is judged entirely on the performance of that day what is a sport history of sport some dot points paleontological evidence for prehistoric sports is there any the sports of ancient civilizations egyptian greek olympics etc mayan australian aboriginal aussie rules believed to be derived from aboriginal game roman chinese any others medieval sports the aristocracy and the plebs the great rule codification of the 19th century and the rise of spectator sports 20th century and the electronic media and the growth of professional sport the recent rise in extreme adventure sports growth of divergent participant and spectator sports feel free to fill these in or add more dot points or reorganise totally aspects of sport sports federations ioc iaaf fiba and so on sporting venues sponsorship sports equipment sports marketing spectator sport multi sport events olympics commonwealth games asian games extreme games etc sports art sport in film sporting club sports listing uncategorised jumping isn t this covered by jumps below base jumping bungy jumping disabled sports there are so many of them and beyond wheelchair basketball and rugby i hardly know them extreme sports events speed sports where the goal is to be as quick as possible no or very little contact with your opponents bicycling bicycling track bicycling road bicycling offroad mountain biking bicycling offroad cyclo cross bicycling offroad bmx unicycling mountain unicycling orienteering geocaching rowing indoor rowing running running cross country running long distance running steeplechase running track sailing yachting speed skating swimming surf lifesaving surpassing sports where the goal is to propel your body or an object beyond a physical mark no or very little contact with your opponents jumps long jump high jump triple jump pole vault throws shotput discus javelin hammer halterophily weightlifting free diving precision sports where the goal is to be as accurate as possible in throwing tossing rolling no or very little contact with your opponents archery billiards bowling bowls note to americans this is not bowling bicycling mountain bike trials bocce croquet curling golf shooting hunting clay target pistol rifle non contact ball sports where you and your opponent s are working to get control of and place a ball little or no contact with your opponents racquet sports badminton racquetball contact is an element squash contact is an element table tennis tennis lawn tennis cricket baseball baseball statistics foosball also known as table soccer or tournament soccer volleyball contact ball sports where you and your opponent s are working to get control of and place a ball contact with your opponents is an integral part of the game basketball american football australian rules football cycleball field hockey floorball football soccer netball nominally non contact but much closer in character to these games than cricket or tennis ice hockey lacrosse handball korfball roller hockey rugby water polo disc sports little or no contact with your opponents disc golf durango boot double disc court freestyle guts ultimate fighting where you and your opponents compete against each other using your strength and speed in contact arm wrestling boxing wrestling fencing martial arts rope pulling motor sports where you use the power of an engine as an important part of the sport racing motorized airplane automobile drag racing stock car racing is this just nascar or something more dirt speedway racing sprintcars etc circuit racing formula one racing open wheeler racing touring car racing sports car racing production car racing kart racing car rally cross country offroad racing boat ship flat water hydroplanes jet sprint boat racing offshore powerboat racing motorcycle speedway motorcycle racing ice speedway motorcycle racing offroad cross country racing desert racing enduro hare scrambles motocross racing trail riding trials road street grand prix racing superbikes production bikes pocketbike combination sports where the winning is decided by putting together results from several of the other categories biathlon skiing and shooting triathlon running long distance swimming and bicycling pentathlon track and field events decathlon 100m long jump shotput high jump 400m 110m hurdles discus pole vault javelin 1500m comparison sports where the winning is decided by a judge artistic cycling ballroom dance bodybuilding cheerleading diving figure skating gymnastics including parallel bars uneven bars etc parachuting synchronized swimming woodworker contests sports emphasizing balance and co ordination usually recreational but can also be competitive these are also comparison sports gymnastics ice skating roller skating skateboarding skiing cross country skiing downhill skiing snow boarding climbing water sports paddle sports river whitewater kayaking canoeing rafting and inflatables flatwater canoeing wilderness tripping ocean sea kayaking surfskiing board sports lakes water skiing wakeboarding ocean surfing air sports gliding hang gliding parasailing sports without competition where the ultimate goal is not to win but to have fun bush walking mountaineering hunting sports where the sport is to find lure catch some animal sport fishing fox hunt hunting bowhunting animal sports where use of an animal is integral to the sport horses horse breaking horse training the rest of these links need to be renamed so that they specifically identify their topic race working cattle pleasure horse racing sprint derby harness steeplechase endurance hunter jumper fox hunt grand prix exhibition dressage horsemanship pleasure showmanship jumping trail reining pole bending barrel racing polo dogs dog racing track agility flyball sheepdog trials rodeo roping heading heeling steer roping bulldogging goat tying speed barrel racing pole bending saddle race flag race rough stock bull riding bareback saddle bronc bullfighting bull fighting see also game fantasy sports what are our priorities for writing in this area to help develop a list of the most basic topics about sports please see sport basic topics talk this page is part of a wikiproject potential contributors are invited to visit wikiproject sports for totally optional 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