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1、SportsDefinitionClassificationTerminologyInBritishEnglish,sportingactivitiesarecommonlydenotedbythemassnoun"sport".InAmericanEnglish,"sports"ismoreused.InallEnglishdialects,"sports"isthetermusedformorethanonespecificsport.Forexample,"footballandswimmingaremyfavouritesp
2、orts",wouldsoundnaturaltoallEnglishspeakers,whereas"Ienjoysport"wouldsoundlessnaturalthan"Ienjoysports"toNorthAmericans.Theterm"sport"issometimesextendedtoencompassallcompetitiveactivities,regardlessofthelevelofphysicalactivity.Bothgamesofskillandmotorsportexhibitmanyo
3、fthecharacteristicsofphysicalsports,suchasskill,sportsmanship,andatthehighestlevels,evenprofessionalsponsorshipassociatedwithphysicalsports.Airsports,billiards,bridge,chess,motorcycleracing,andpowerboatingareallrecognizedassportsbytheInternationalOlympicCommitteewithth
4、eirworldgoverningbodiesrepresentedintheAssociationoftheIOCRecognisedInternationalSportsFederationsDefinitionAsportisanorganized,competitive,entertaining,andskillfulactivityrequiringcommitment,strategy,andfairplay,inwhichawinnercanbedefinedbyobjectivemeans.Itisgovernedb
5、yasetofrulesorcustoms.ClassificationActivitiessuchascardgamesandboardgames,areclassifiedas"mindsports"andsomearerecognizedasOlympicsports,requiringprimarilymentalskillsandmentalphysicalinvolvement.Non-competitiveactivities,forexampleasjoggingorplayingcatchareusuallycla
6、ssifiedasformsofrecreation.Physicaleventssuchasscoringgoalsorcrossingalinefirstoftendefinetheresultofasport.However,thedegreeofskillandperformanceinsomesportssuchasdiving,dressageandfigureskatingisjudgedaccordingtowell-definedcriteria.Thisisincontrastwithotherjudgedact
7、ivitiessuchasbeautypageantsandbodybuilding,whereskilldoesnothavetobeshownandthecriteriaarenotaswelldefined.Recordsarekeptandupdatedformostsportsatthehighestlevels,whilefailuresandaccomplishmentsarewidelyannouncedinsportnews.Sportsaremostoftenplayedjustforfunorforthesim
8、plefactthatpeopleneedexercisetostayingoodphysicalcondition.However,professionalsportisamajorsourceofentertainment.Whi
