Timeline for answer to What makes an activity a sport, and can "sportness" be quantified and ranked? by NikS
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| Jan 14 at 22:30 | comment | added | NikS | @qdread : Yeah, throwing or striking a projectile with accuracy is a good counter-example to the long-distance running argument. | |
| Jan 14 at 19:09 | comment | added | qdread | I challenge your premise, or at least the premise of the article saying that the only "physical endeavor" humans excel at is long-distance running. Humans far outstrip any animals in the physical endeavor of accurately throwing/kicking objects. No other animal can throw or kick a projectile and hit a distant target with any force. That's a main component of many activities that are considered nearly canonical sports, that many people are definitely "fascinated" with. | |
| Jan 14 at 16:16 | comment | added | Barmar | Sports are usually competitions between humans, how we compare with other animals is not really interesting. And overcoming human design limitations is also seen as an achievement. Why would we have a competition for something everyone does routinely? | |
| Jan 14 at 2:31 | history | answered | NikS | CC BY-SA 4.0 |