Do you think darts are a sport?

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Darts is a sport, as much as chess is a sport. Both involve lots of training, although vastly different. I used to play darts for a team in my local area and I was surprised how seriously players took it, and that was in a Pub league.
 
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I t may be. It needs a lot of training and I say a lot of talent and physical things.

But do these Darts players look like sportsmen/women?

Michael van Gerwen
Stephen Bunting
Luke Littler
Rob Cross

and many more.

They look more like heavyweight champions in wrestling or some Asian sports with fancy hairstylings.
 
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A sport doesn’t, by definition, mean that the player is physically fit. For example, I would say that sumo wrestling is a sport and those guys aren’t exactly buff!

I think darts requires skill and strategy, so to me that makes it a sport.
 
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Just because it does not involve running does not make it not a sport. you can say the same about snooker, pool, shooting, fencing, bowling, esports etc.
 
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Its a sport of accuracy much like archery, etc. I just wonder why one would think otherwise.
 
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If breakdancing has become an Olympic sport, why can't darts be?
 
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It is sport, and a hard one. I am shocked how straight you can throw that litle dart.😃
 
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Darts have to be a sport. It's the only way I can tell the wife I am out late exercising with the friends without it being a lie.
 
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Yes i THINK. It combines precision, mental focus, and competitive structure, which are key elements of sport.
 
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Yes contested by top flight* athletes
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*See what I did there?
 
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The best darts players evince Heart,, stamina, bounebackability, composure and skill: All important traits of sucessful sports people.
 
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I was watching a darts competition for the world title. Athletes may not be pumped-up athletes, but their strength is in precision. It's very exciting when the leader is constantly changing.
 
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My opinion is that no, sports in a beer bar?
 
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