Queen Victoria's definition notwithstanding, anyone who runs 12 or 14
hours straight in a CW contest has shown a great deal of endurance and
if they're using a set of paddles, a good deal of physical skill.
The term "sport" has had an expanded definition for decades to include
that which is not strictly physical. The "shooting sports" for example,
aside from the biathlon, include activities that don't call for great
strength or physical endurance, but can be very exacting, which can be
demanding and exhausting in its own way.
Personally, I feel that calling contesting- at its most competitive and
on the highest levels- "radiosport" is entirely appropriate.
73,
Scott, N9AA
On 3/20/13 10:33 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
Like most of us in the 'west', I was raised with the idea that a "sport" was
something that required a great deal of physical skill and endurance .
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