tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post7232691064477813852..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Clock watchingTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-81990808170014602862014-12-11T21:44:47.003+00:002014-12-11T21:44:47.003+00:00UK definition of a sport is that it has to involve...UK definition of a sport is that it has to involve physical activity of a modestly demanding level and may also involve competitive activity. So rambling qualifies for sports funding and tax exemptions where chess doesn't.<br /><br />It was a definition seen in an Act of Parliament from the days of Baldwin and Chamberlain but it's also re-enacted in a definition by the Council or Europe.<br /><br />http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/epas/resources/texts/Rec%2892%2913rev_en.pdf<br /><br /><i> a. "Sport" means all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim at expressing or improving physical fitness and mental well-being, forming social relationships or obtaining results in competition at all level </i><br /><br />Someone missed a trick there, in not lobbying for the removal of the work "physical".<br /><br />RdCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-39414141083072106212014-12-11T13:07:54.908+00:002014-12-11T13:07:54.908+00:00I don't think there's any particular reaso...I don't think there's any particular reason to assume that "greater physical activity" is what divides sport from "playing a game".ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-35007578132701612172014-12-11T12:58:33.814+00:002014-12-11T12:58:33.814+00:00Sorry Justin, can't agree. Two people sitting ...Sorry Justin, can't agree. Two people sitting down moving pieces on a board are playing a game. Just because they're in a hurry doesn't make it a sport, which to me implies greater physical activity.Postie Patnoreply@blogger.com