Sports

The word sports refer to an athletic or physical activity that is organized and is governed by a set of rules or customs in which many times the participants are engaged competitively.

In sports the skills and physical capabilities of the competitor are the key factors in determining the outcome in conjunction with adherence to the set rules.

The activity is physical in nature and involves the movement of a variety of objects such as balls, machines, people, and animals.

There are some games such as card games and board games that could be classified as mind sports because they only require mental skills.

Other activities like jogging, rock-climbing, and canoeing are usually non-competitive and are therefore labeled as recreations.

The results of many sports are often defined or related to physical events such as crossing a line first or scoring goals or other attainments in the activity that result in achieving a score or points according to the set of rules.

Activities such as figure skating, dressage, and diving have well defined criteria from which they are reviewed and judged.

Activities like body-building and beauty pageants have criteria that may not be as well defined and is more individualized than sports that are more physical or have direct contact with the participants.

Most popular sports have and keep records of the participant's accomplishments and these successes and failures are presented in the media as these activities take place.

People often play sports for exercise to stay in good physical condition and many times just for fun.

Today professional sports are a major entertainment source and many of the participants live a lavish lifestyle.

Sports have been a part of the human existence as far back as recorded history.

Gymnastics was a popular sport in Chinese history and there is evidence they engaged in sporting activities as early as 4000 B.C.

Monuments to the Pharaohs of Egypt show that fishing and swimming where well-developed and regulated, also they participated in other sports like javelin throwing, wrestling, and high jump.

In Ancient Persia the sports of polo and jousting originated, as well as Iranian martial arts which were also used in warfare.

We all know how important sports where to the Ancient Greeks from which came the Olympic Games that we participate in today.