Informal sports

Japanese: インフォーマル・スポーツ - いんふぉーまるすぽーつ
Informal sports


[concept]
Sports is a general term for modern sports that focus on competition, new sports that focus on fun, ethnic sports that focus on ethnic identity and rituals, meditative body techniques that focus on healing and meditation, health-oriented gymnastics and dance, and outdoor sports that seek contact with nature. Modern sports include ball games such as soccer and baseball, track and field events of running, jumping, and throwing, combat sports such as kendo and judo, ice and snow sports such as skiing and skating, water sports such as swimming and diving, animal sports such as horse racing and dog racing, boat sports such as yachting and rowing, car sports such as bicycles and cars, and competitive dancing, mainly ballroom dancing.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "informal sports" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[概念]
 スポーツとは,競争を中心とする〈近代スポーツ〉,楽しさを中心とする〈ニュー・スポーツ〉,民族的なアイデンティティや儀礼を中心とする〈民族スポーツ〉,癒しや瞑想を中心とする〈瞑想系身体技法〉,健康を志向する〈体操・ダンス〉,自然との接点を求める〈野外スポーツ〉などの総称である。 近代スポーツには,サッカーや野球のようなボールゲーム,走・跳・投の陸上競技,剣道や柔道のような格闘競技,スキーやスケートのような氷雪上の競技,競泳や飛び込みのような水上競技,競馬やドッグレースのような動物のスポーツ,ヨットやボートのような舟のスポーツ,自転車や自動車のような車のスポーツ,ボールルーム・ダンスを中心とする競技ダンス,などが含まれている。…

※「インフォーマル・スポーツ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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