On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 9:55 AM Markus <selfishseaho...@gmail.com> wrote: > I personally like the definition by the European Sports Charter > (article 2, paragraph 1a): > > "Sport" means all forms of physical activity which, through casual > or organised participation, aim at expressing or improving physical > fitness and mental well-being, forming social relationships or > obtaining results in competition at all levels. > > https://rm.coe.int/16804c9dbb > > and that by the Cambridge Dictionary: > > - a game, competition, or activity needing physical effort and skill > that is played or done according to rules, for enjoyment and/or as a > job > - (UK) all types of physical activity that people do to keep healthy > or for enjoyment
Whatever Cambridge says, the second sense is certainly recognizable in the US as well. It's controversial, and I know Americans will argue passionately that "X really isn't a sport" because X doesn't have organized leagues and rules. Nevertheless, it's current, particularly in compounds such as 'sport fishing' (as opposed to fishing for the table) and 'sport climbing' (a particular style, where the protection is largely in the form of permanent anchors fixed to the rock, and in opposition to 'traditional climbing' where the climber must place removable protection during the climb). Hunting is often described as the 'sport of kings' despite not supporting organized competition. If I'm wrong about organized competition in hunting, I don't think I want to know! There _is_ organized competition in fishing, but 'sport fishing' spans much more than those competitive events, and most sport fishermen never participate in competitions. Hmm, 'sport climbing' is (as of 2020) an Olympic sport with organized competition. That's quite a new thing. Until very recently, the only real competition was against oneself and the rock, although elite climbers vied in a friendly manner for first ascent of a route, or for 'on-sight', 'flash' or 'red-point' ascents. I'm fine with 'sport' _sensu lato,_ particularly since UK English is supposed to be the internal language of OSM. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
