-noun1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
Well, this is the definition of a sport. The three primary parts of this entry are the following:
-An athletic activity
-Requires skill or physical prowess
-Of a competitive nature.
NASCAR is certainly of a competitive nature, so let’s cross that off the list.
-Of a competitive nature.
NASCAR certainly requires physical prowess, as these people sit in a 120-plus degree vehicle for several hours. The skill? They have to try and beat everybody else, too. Again, very competitive. Let’s cross that off.
-Requires skill or physical prowess
-Of a competitive nature.
The drivers in an event have to be fit, they train physically and mentally for every race before actually competing. The result? NASCAR fits the literal definition of a sport.
-An athletic activity
-Requires skill or physical prowess
-Of a competitive nature.