Olympic sports versus events?

Olympics...sports vs events?

My husband consider Events as gymnastics and diving since it is up to a judge to award points versus a Sport which is won by the fastest time or the farthest distance or the highest weight. What do you think?

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DunningKruger · 61-69, M

I think a sport is any athletic event that involves competition. Sure, having some sort of objective scoring system is preferable than a subjective judging system, but that doesn't make those any less of a sport.

How about something like Shooting? That has an objective scoring system — how many shots can you get as close to the center of the target as possible — and while it does involve some degree of physicality — hand-eye coordination and the like — is it really a sport? I would say no, because it really doesn't involve any sort of athleticism.

My 2 pence.