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It is a necessary part of some sports , and it is used in others to improve performance. Other meanings include gambling and events staged for the purpose of gambling; hunting; and games and diversions, including ones that require exercise. Roget’s defines the noun sport as an “activity engaged in for relaxation and amusement” with synonyms including diversion and recreation. Records of performance are often kept, and for popular sports, this information may be widely announced or reported in sport news.
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Amateur participation in sport at lower levels is often called “grassroots sport”. It is common for popular sports to attract large broadcast audiences, leading to rival broadcasters bidding large amounts of money for the rights to show certain fixtures. The competition element of sport, along with the aesthetic appeal of some sports, result in the popularity of people attending to watch sport being played. A wide range of sports were already established by the time of Ancient Greece and the military culture and the development of sport in Greece influenced one another considerably.