Sports Magazine

A popular discussion amongst my sports minded buddies, is exactly what types of games are really sports.  Or for that matter, when is a sport a game, and when is a game a sport.  This conversation usually starts up with my squash friends.  It’s a game I’m pretty active in at the local level, and many of us that play it will agree that it’s a very physically demanding game.  Another thing we often agree on is how crazy it is that one of the most demanding sports on the planet doesn’t deserve a spot in the Olympics.  Which inevitably leads to a discussion of what types of activities are really a sport.  I mean, is online bingo a sport?  How about golf?  How about car racing?

What about curling?  I have to chuckle about this one, as my wifes a big curling fan, and I am not.  Well, this past Olympics, the Canadian team had a pregnant women on the team and they managed to win a silver medal.  They actually came very close to winning the gold.  Now this totally boggles my mind.  In whose definition of sport, would a pregnant woman be able to win an Olympic silver medal?  It’s enough to make me start reading bingo reviews and consider a career in bingo promotions.  Not that I have a problem with pregnant staying physically active, but were talking about the Olympics here, and the very best of the best.