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Is Golf a Sport: Revisited
Posted on 14. Apr, 2016 by hpeirce.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary a sport is classified as “An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment”, and “An occasion on which people compete in various athletic activities”. SportAccord, the international sports federation association, determines what should be considered as sport […]
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Golf is not a Sport
Posted on 02. Jan, 2013 by hpeirce.
Golf is not a sport. Golf is not a sport, shooting is not a sport, and Chess And StarCraft are not a sports either. To understand why I am saying golf is not a sport you have to understand the way I classify what a sport is. A sport, in my mind, needs to contain […]