Foxhunting (the running-around kind) and contesting are certainly sports. DXing could be a
sport. Physical activity is not a necessity -- take chess, for example.
What about "competitive eating?" The author of this Wikipedia article thinks it is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_eating
On 3/20/2013 7:50 PM, Scott Manthe wrote:
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 .
--
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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