All Kind of Sports Products in this world

For other uses see Sport .

Sport in childhood. Association football shown above a team sport and may provide social interaction.

Show Jumping an equestrian sport.

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors. Sport is commonly defined as an organized competitive and skillful physical activity requiring commitment and fair play. Sports differ from games based on levels of organization and profit . Accurate records are kept and updated while failures and accomplishments are widely announced in sport news.

The term is sometimes extended to encompass all competitive activities in which offense and defense are played regardless of the level of physical activity. Both games of skill and motor sport exhibit many of the characteristics of physical sports such as skill sportsmanship and at the highest levels even professional sponsorship associated with physical sports. Air sports billiards bridge chess motorcycle racing and powerboating are all recognized as sports by the International Olympic Committee with their world governing bodies represented in the Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations.¹

Sports that are subjectively judged are distinct from other judged activities such as beauty pageants and bodybuilding shows because an activity is being evaluated rather than the physical attributes of the contestant.

Terminology

In British English sporting activities are commonly denoted by the collective noun "sport". In American English "sports" is more used. In all English dialects "sports" is the term used for more than one specific game. For example "football and swimming are my favorite sports" would sound natural to all English speakers whereas "I enjoy sport" would sound less natural than "I enjoy sports" to North Americans.

The term is sometimes extended to encompass all competitive activities in which offense and defense are played regardless of the level of physical activity. Both games of skill and motor sport exhibit many of the characteristics of physical sports such as skill sportsmanship and at the highest levels even professional sponsorship associated with physical sports. Air sports billiards bridge chess motorcycle racing and powerboating are all recognized as sports by the International Olympic Gang with their world governing bodies represented in the Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations.²

Sports also can be played just for fun or for the simple fact that people need exercise to stay in shape in their daily lives.

Throughout the world the most popular and played sport is swimming. 80% of the worlds population will have swum in their lifetime.

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