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Is it Really a Sport?
Read Arthur’s controversial take on whether some of the university’s ‘sports’ clubs really deserve this title.
Our beloved (apparently by some) Athletic Union (AU) boasts “over 55 sports” which students can participate in during their time at University. However, when delving a little deeper into the actual activities included on their list, an interesting question arises over whether some of these “sports” are genuinely sports or just hobbies. Fear not, those of you belonging to these more niche clubs, I am not leading some campaign to get you defunded and you’re very welcome to scold me about these views if you see me in the street or out on the pitch while playing a real sport…
Very close to home, one of my housemates is a member of the Pool Society (already sounding more like an activity than a sport) while my other housemate is a star player for the Men’s 2s football team. Despite this obvious disparity in sporting prowess (one plays football almost every day while the other plays pool, Pablo in hand on Tuesday nights) they both consider themselves sportsmen for the university. While pool undoubtedly requires skill, my aforementioned housemate does genuinely seem to be rather good at it, a debate could certainly be had as to whether it qualifies as a genuine sport with access to Sinners tickets and all that entails. Pool certainly had no claim to sporting status in the ancient world whereas sports such as football and athletics can certainly trace their roots back hundreds or thousands of years. While undeniably skillful, should we view pool players as sportsmen or rather just people good at a game?
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