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Re: Is FIRST a Sport

Though I don't know of those particular games, I would assume that those were human player tasks. Therefore, I assume that you're implying that the human players are athletes, and therefore FIRST is a sport. I'd like to direct you back to my statements about lexicon, and how almost any activity can fit the definition of "sport" and any person fit the definition of "athlete." I stand by the fact that based on the socially accepted definitions of "sport" and "athlete" FIRST would not qualify. It's really simple, just go out and ask people if they believe a robotics competition is a sport. I strongly believe that you will find that very few consider FIRST, and any other competition like it, a sport.
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