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Is a programming competition a sport?

David Smith a Microsoft Student Ambassador at Michigan State University asks on his blog whether or not a programming competition could be considered a sport or not. What do you think? 

--Eric (Grand Valley State University)

Published Sunday, March 27, 2005 5:06 PM by kevinbri

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# re: What makes something a sport?

Sunday, March 27, 2005 4:08 PM by Changing the way people think

# re: Is a programming competition a sport?

Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:03 PM by Athlete
Absolutely not, unless your programming competition involves running around from one computer to another, and doing push ups and sits ups in between builds :)

A sport requires not only mental ability, but physical ability (a minimum, typing doesn't count) as well. So no, programming is not a sport, neither should poker, chess... be considered sports.

From what I heard, racing requires a great deal of physical ability to control the car, so I would consider racing a sport.

# re: Is a programming competition a sport?

Sunday, March 27, 2005 4:29 PM by pds
Quick answer: No.

Longer answer: Let me think about it for a second...no.
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