Is the Spelling Bee a sport?

[Emperor]

Discuss.

 

Who else watches it every year?

[SBoydW]

I watch it... I even get few of the words right.

[Kivam]

No, it is not a sport.  It is a contest.

[TheBeerPatriot]

Spelling Bee is not a sport.  Neither is poker, as much as ESPN wants us to think otherwise.

[Emperor]

Ok you need to take that back about Poker. 

 

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports (a common name for some card games and board games with little to no element of chance) and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors.

 

Granted the above is from wikipedia...

 

If the Olympic committee recognizes bride as a sport then I think Poker is a sport as well.

[WWWwombat]

lol mind sports