Any organized, competitive physical activity or game that tries to use, maintain, or enhance physical ability and skills while bringing enjoyment to participants and, occasionally, entertainment to spectators is considered a sport.[2] The physical health of participants in sports can be improved by informal or formal engagement. There are several sports, ranging from those with just one competitor to those with hundreds of players playing at once, either in teams or individually. In some sports, like racing, there may be numerous competitors who compete concurrently or consecutively with a single winner; in other sports, the competition (a match) is between two teams who are competing to outperform one another. There can be a "tie" or "draw" in some sports, and other sports offer tie-breaking techniques to secure a winner.
Sport is generally recognized as systems of activities based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity, with major competitions such as the Olympic Games admitting only sports meeting this definition.[3] Other organization, such as the Council of Europe, preclude activities without a physical element from classification as sports.[2] However, a number of competitive, but non-physical, activities claim recognition as mind sports. The International Olympic Committee recognizes both chess and bridge as bona fide sports, and Sport Accord, the international sports federation association, recognizes five non-physical sports: bridge, chess Go and limits the number of mind games which can be admitted as sports.
Sports that fit this description are accepted in major events like the Olympic Games. Sport is widely recognized as a system of activities based in physical athleticism or skill.[2] Many competitive, non-physical hobbies, however, assert their status as mental sports. Chess and bridge are recognized as legitimate sports by the worldwide Olympic Committee and Sport Accord, the worldwide sports federation association, recognizes five non-physical sports: bridge, chess, Go, and places restrictions on the types of mental games that are permitted in sports.
Records of performance are often kept, and for popular sports, this information may be widely announced or reported in sport news. Sport is also a major source of entertainment for non-participants, with spectator sport drawing large crowds to sport venues, and reaching wider audiences through broadcasting. Sport betting is in some cases severely regulated, and in some cases is central to the sport.
According to A.T. Kearney, a consultancy, the global sporting industry is worth up to $620 billion as of 2013.[6] The world's most accessible sport is running, while association football is the most popular spectator sport.
Performance logs are frequently kept, and for popular sports, this data may be widely publicized or covered in sport news. Sport is a significant source of entertainment for those who do not participate in it. Spectator sports draw sizable crowds to sporting events and are transmitted to a wider audience. In certain circumstances, there is strict regulation of sports betting, and in some cases, it is essential to the game.
A.T. Kearney, a consulting firm, estimates that the global athletic goods market was valued up to $620 billion in 2013.[6] Running is the most widely practiced and accessible sport in the world, although association football is the most watched spectator sport.
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