LogFAQs > #967345453

i'm sure there's an official answer, but i have my own headcanon definitions. to me, a sport

a) has a component of physical interaction, and

b) involves playing against a specific opponent you have to respond to strategically

if you have A without B, you have something like the high jump, 100 meter dash, or shotput events- pretty much anything you'd traditionally associate with the olympics. Golf and bowling fall into that category as well. I'd call these athletic competitions, but not sports.

if you have B without A, you have something like chess or competitive starcraft. I'd call these something- competitive games maybe- but not sports

the lines do get blurry, though. maybe chess and starcraft are a sub-category of sports that subtracts the athleticism portion