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Again, I really feel that athletes can participate in sports. Non-athletes can also participate in sports.
Carl Lewis can become the greatest lawn bowler ever - just because Carl Lewis is an athlete doesn't mean lawn bowling is a sport.
Because 'athlete' and 'sport' are mutually exclusive of each other, one cannot be used to prove the other.
I can't overemphasize number three below.
Definition of Sport (no, it is not mine):
1. At the end of each game they must be a winner and a loser.
2. There must be practice, which is non-competitive, that teaches the skills of the game.
3. Throughout the game there must be "official rules and procedures".
4. Throughout the game "tactics and strategies" should be used.
5. Muscle and nerve coordination should be taught and learned.
6. A repeating "movement or form" that includes a "certain degree of risk" or effort.
7. A teacher or coach whom is not only trained in skills of that particular sport but other subjects like nutrition.
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