Qualifications for being a sport

What is a sport ?

The basic debate might not be resolvable but it certainly has spirited some debate among my friends. In this initial posting I will setup the basic criteria for later discussion.

Some Ideas:

• A sport must require great Physical effort.

• A sport should also contain some risk of injury.

• A true sport is not judged
  

• A true sport is mainstream
  

• No Machines

• No Animals

• No Weird Stuff

• A Sport must have a winner
  

• A true sport does not suffer Grade Inflation

• Handicapped competitions do not count as sports.
  

In future posts I will attempt to take a look at specific sports and make the case that they should be de-listed as a sport.