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What is a sport? Can lasertag be a sport?

I recently showed someone my list of Amateur Sport Event Calendars in Chicago and he replied, “laser tag is not a sport!”

But I would say the formula for sport is: physical activity + competition = sport

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Tom Saaristo
20 years ago

That’s a pretty good formula. I’ll buy that

unlikelymoose
20 years ago

laser tag not a sport? that guy is just plain stupid. does he think tennis is a sport? he’s probably one of those types that thinks that only baseball, football, basketball, and hockey are sports and everything else is not. That’s just plain stupid.

l.wells
20 years ago

i like your formula too.

Anonymous
Anonymous
20 years ago

laser tag is not a sport. the only reason people say it is a sport is because these people do not play baseball, football, basketball or hockey, which is considered a real sport. have you ever seen team usa vs. team germany in a laser tag tournament???? hellz no! proved my point.

thomas
20 years ago

yeah but have you ever seen USA vs.germany in surfing. face it is a sport (the only reason its not an international sport is because not enough countries play it)

Mike
Mike
15 years ago

There are worlds titles for laser tag and it is a sport which is taken quite seriously. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasertag#Competitions_and_Tournaments