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Poll shows how many people consider each sport a 'sport'

A new infographic shows what percentage of people in a public poll consider an activity a "sport."

A new infographic shows what percentage of people in a public poll consider an activity a "sport."

Also on Extra Mustard: Try out this sports quiz from the first issue of SI

It is pretty entertaining to see where people arbitrarily draw the line for what is and isn't a sport, and to learn that a small group of people think playing poker is a sport.

It is also surprising that more of them are not 100%. What exactly is someone's rationale for saying track and field is not a sport?

[Lookit]

-Brendan Maloy