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is it a good thing , that CURLING is a winter olypic "sport" and why?

What is the difference between a sport and an activity?
We had great fun taking the piss out of a guy who won a line-dancing competition.
He swore black and blue that line-dancing was a sport & of course we took great pleasure in arguing the opposing view.
Curling, darts, table tennis, synchronised swimming, AFL, rugby, bridge...where is the line?

King Nicholas wrote:...where is the line?

...................Knitting............... sorry Cath

robracer wrote:

King Nicholas wrote:...where is the line?

...................Knitting............... sorry Cath

get serious
crotcheting if you please

i think its a great "olypic " sport....not sure about the "olympics" tho

on the serious side why the F#** not...sliding down the ice sweeping so a lump of stone can find a target or closest to centre ...think of some of the sports in the OTHER olypics

+1 nick...............the line is very hazzy...i gotta wear my glasses...

I have to teach what the difference between sport and a recreational activity is, but I'm not telling you lot. It's much more fun to watch the argument.

PLEASE do tell...................we await with bated breathe........see laboured breathing.......like emphasema

whose arguing

craig wrote:PLEASE do tell...................we await with bated breathe........see laboured breathing.......like emphasema

whose arguing

Didn't you read the other one? http://www.ksrc-au.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=28901

where ...........................................................................

aaah there's two i thought i was seeing double and posting on the same topic....no wonder i couldn't find my last post each time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and its good night from him....me

King Nicholas wrote:......What is the difference between a sport and an activity?.....

Flying a kite down the beach with your kids.....is an activity.

Flying a kite in a competition - is a sport. ( Don't laugh, they do it !! )


Kicking a footy around the backyard with your mates......is an activity.

When you and those same mates run out onto a footy field - that's sport !



I could go on and on, but better check out the other thread first !!

so when you eat scallops in the back yard with your mates thats an activity. but if you have an eating competition thats a potato cake sport?

Does it count as a sport - yes! There are winners and losers; it's competitive so therefore it is a sport.

Is it a sport that deserves to be Olympic? Along with many others, NO

robracer wrote:

King Nicholas wrote:...where is the line?

...................Knitting............... sorry Cath

Oi!
You obviously haven't seen me wrestling with a misbehaving skein of yarn!

Interesting approach, photomike - if it's competitive, it's a sport. Pretty simple line. But then how do you decide which sports are Olympic-worthy and which aren't? My preference would be to say that if the winning factor is measured it's in - if it's judged, it's out (i.e, 200m freestyle = in, synchronised swimming = out).

Come on Nelso - tell us the answer. I have a few ideas, but nothing that I'm willing to say is the ultimate definition and arbiter. It's been interesting trying to think of what the differences between a sport, a game and an activity are - but now it's time to put your definition out there so we can argue with you and throw potato scallops at ya!