ARE E-SPORTS A SPORT? THE TERM 'SPORT' IN CHECKMATE

Authors

  • Antonio Bascón-Seda Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte. Sevilla, España http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9607-6979
  • Gonzalo Ramírez-Macías Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Educación Física e Deportes. Sevilla, Andalucía, España. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3749-6658

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.97363

Keywords:

e-sports. Terminology. Video games. Sociology.

Abstract

This essay seeks to critically analyze the term sport from its definition and characteristics. Therefore, it is the highly controversial issue of whether electronic sports (e-sports) could be part of the concept of sport. Based on this idea, the work intends to provoke reflection and debate on the consistency, clarity, and precision of the term sport. As conclusion, it is argued that e-sports could be considered sports according to the current definition of the term, although the most relevant conclusion is that the concept of sport needs a new definition where its basic characteristics are clarified in the current context.

 

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Author Biographies

Antonio Bascón-Seda, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte. Sevilla, España

Physical Education Teacher and PhD Student in Physical Activity and Sports Science.

Gonzalo Ramírez-Macías, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Educación Física e Deportes. Sevilla, Andalucía, España.

Profesor Contratado Doctor (Educación Física y Deporte).

Gonzalo Ramírez-Macías currently works at the Departament of Physical Education and Sport, University of Seville. Gonzalo does research in Sport History, Gender identity in sport and Philosophy of sport. Their current project is 'Foucault micropoder cuerpo Educación Física y deporte.'

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Published

2020-06-28

How to Cite

BASCÓN-SEDA, A.; RAMÍREZ-MACÍAS, G. ARE E-SPORTS A SPORT? THE TERM ’SPORT’ IN CHECKMATE. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 26, p. e26048, 2020. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.97363. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/97363. Acesso em: 9 may. 2025.

Issue

v. 26, jan./dez. 2020

Section

Essays

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