03-05-2015, 23:32
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Re: Is a FIRST Team equal to a traditional sports team?
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Originally Posted by highlander
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Is chess a sport?
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All of the above have winners, but most would not qualify as sports. Where do you draw the line? Simply having a winner isn't a sufficient answer.
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Originally Posted by EricH
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Now, some of that list I'd have to agree on (the lottery, possibly juggling, chess, and most likely math competitions), but then you've got to figure out why those aren't and all the other stuff is.
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From Wikipedia:
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Chess is a recognized sport of the International Olympic Committee and international chess competition is sanctioned by the World Chess Federation (FIDE), which adopted the now-standard Staunton chess set in 1924 for use in all official games.
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Chess is recognized by the IOC as a sport, although it is not part of the Olympic Games.
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http://www.olympic.org/content/the-i...ons/?tab=arisf
http://www.arisf.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic...ognized_sports |