Do you consider video games a sport?

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Depends on the definition.. . but yes, why not. I think they could be called a sport but they are much more addictive than any sport, so they could be unhealthy. Other activities that are widely considered a sport could be unhealthy too.
 
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People who play lots of sports do not gain weight and fat and are not out of shape, except maybe Sumo wrestlers, and they are actually quite fit!
 
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Competitive e-sports are a test of concentration, reaction speed and hand-eye co-ordination. In most cases your heart-rate will increase too. From these criteria it's more involved than Archery, which is definitely a sport, so I would class it a sport.

Also, less fit players will experience muscle fatigue which which will impact performance, so having a workout in your preparation would improve performance, like other more physical sports.
 
Of course not........in the sporta you need to do some exxercise i think .......videogame its a hobby but not sports
 
I don't consider any game that is played sitting on your ass a sport.... video games, poker, chess... not a sport👎
 
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In recent years we have seen that many video games are considered E-sport titles such as cs.go, league of legends, dota. Do you consider these games an electronic sport? For me it cannot be called a sport if it does not require physical effort.
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Sports are different. And computer games can also be partially considered a sport. If there is a game, and there are many players who compete with each other, primarily for the sake of sports interest, then such an activity can be called sports competitions, I guess. Although, for example, I do not consider poker a sport, for me poker is just a game of chance, where money plays a fundamental role.
 
Absolutely not, video games are fun, competitive and require skills, but they does not incorporate enough physical aspects to be a sport
 
Absolutely not! LOL… is chess a sport? Or any other board games?? Unless perhaps you are exercising while playing video games- I will give you that. 🥳
 
Personally I don't see video games as a sport. I do like they call it a esport though. It defines it not as a sporting event but electronics and I think that's OK and i don't mind the word sport in it. Some people has asked is poker a sport? I don't believe poker is either but it is a mind activity like in any other strategy game. If poker was to be defined as a mind sport or a sport of the mind that i could agree with
 
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In recent years we have seen that many video games are considered E-sport titles such as cs.go, league of legends, dota. Do you consider these games an electronic sport? For me it cannot be called a sport if it does not require physical effort.
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Hello, ODRAGD3! I can to say only one by this question: I fully agree with You! No comments!
 
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I think that video games can be called cyber sports. The fact is that they have not yet been recognized as an official sport, but they are recognized as e-sports and I think they deserve it, because sport is not only about physical training, but also about intellectual abilities, which, of course, are needed for a high level of play. I found a decoding of the term sport itself: Sport is an activity of people organized according to certain rules, consisting of a comparison of their physical and intellectual abilities.
At a minimum, according to your logic, chess, darts, golf, etc. should not be sports, but they are officially.
 
I don't know if it's a sport or not! Video game is not a sport Is poker a sport?
 
Of course not sports require some level of physical activity sitting on a chair with a computer is not a sport
 
I don't consider video games as sports. since it does not involve physical effort.
 
Well it depends as how you look a sport if you think is only physical then no but if you believe in competition and brain skills then yes .
For me is a sport a video game sport
 
Half a year ago I bought myself virtual reality glasses. You guys have no idea what this is. After playing for 4 hours, my legs ached for 3 days. It felt like I went to fitness for a workout.🙂
 
Not in the form is physical fitness. But in terms of strategic thinking and hand eye coordination yes.
 
I do not consider video games, E-sports as a sport.Sport is a much more complicated game.Not only that in which there is exercise, because chess, snooker, billiards are also sports.
 
no they are not sports they are a waste of a persons time with no benefit for your body unlike sports which are a benefit for your health
 
No! it's not the same. For me - sport involves physical exercise 🙂
Have a nice weekend!
 
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