well in those definitions they say a sport can be a game, in any event by those definitions table tennis would be considered a sport, if you play competitively you have to be pretty athletic and pretty quick, it's still quite a physical game. snooker, billard and bowling could be considered sports as well (though the skill takes over much more than the physical so like golf it's debatable as to whether it's a sport or a game).
these are the top 2 definitions of each on answers.com
sport:
"1) a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
b. A particular form of this activity.
2) An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively."
game:
"1) An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime: party games; word games.
2) a. A competitive activity or sport in which players contend with each other according to a set of rules: the game of basketball; the game of gin rummy."
and this is why i find the poll confusing because it includes some sports but when i asked if sports are included you said no.
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