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01-24-2018, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

On a related front, is a jockey an athlete? Or a race car driver?

I don't consider chess a sport. I do think horse and car racing are sports, but participating in them doesn't make an athlete. It's hard to say exactly where the line is, but I wouldn't count sports like golf or bowling either among those whose participants should be considered athletes.

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