More than half of Brits don’t consider darts to be a sport, research has revealed

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More than half of Brits don’t consider darts to be a sport, research has revealed.  A poll of 2,000 adults found 56 per cent believe it doesn’t qualify for this form of entertainment because it lacks physical exertion (29 per cent) and is more associated with leisure than a competition (27 per cent).  And 45 per cent see it as ‘just a game’, with 31 per cent opposing it being included in the Olympic Games.  The study, commissioned by Lottoland.co.uk, also found others (39 per cent) say the same about axe throwing and snooker (29 per cent).  But TV presenter and darts enthusiast, Bobby Seagull, has revealed why it should, and does, qualify as a sport.  According to Bobby, it’s a mistake for anyone to underestimate it as darts shares many of the same core elements that define high-level competition.

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00:00Darts? No, I definitely don't think darts is a sport.

00:02You need to be doing something physical for it to be a sport.

00:12Hi, my name is Bobby Seagull, maths teacher and TV presenter.

00:16I'm here in Carnaby Street in partnership with Lottalan

00:19to find out whether darts is a sport or not.

00:23A survey found more than half the British public think that darts isn't a sport.

00:28I'm here to show them why darts is a sport.

00:32Have you ever played darts? No?

00:33Do you think darts is a sport?

00:35I do, I do, yeah. You don't have to sweat to play sport,

00:38it's a mental sport, it's a skill, innit?

00:40I'm terrible at it, but my dad's quite good at it, so yeah.

00:42Sportsmen have to train physically and get a degree of fitness.

00:46Darts is definitely a skill, but I would consider it a game that anyone can play.

00:50Could you imagine a world where at the Olympics we see darts there?

00:53Oh, I'd love it.

00:53I don't see it as an Olympic sport. It takes too long.

00:56Why do you think some people consider darts just a game?

00:59I guess it's like a pastime. It's played in a pub.

01:02Everything I think is a game, you know? Dennis is a game.

01:05Do you think darts is a sport?

01:07A hundred percent.

01:08One hundred and eighty.

01:09Athletes. Supposed to be not in the Olympics, really.

01:12Hitting that level of accuracy all the time,

01:15that is what a sports person is supposed to do, you know?

01:18My mum is a world's darts champion.

01:20Wow, what are the odds of meeting you on the street.

01:22So, can you imagine someone like your mum being at the Olympics playing darts?

01:25Absolutely.

01:26There you have it.

01:27I've been speaking to the nation, and while we don't all agree, one thing is clear.

01:32Darts requires lots of mental abilities, concentration, and years of practice to reach the very top.

01:38Darts is a sport.

01:40The dartboard is there.

01:41What is that?

01:42All right, so it's kind of, it's like here with the elbows.

01:44Oh, okay, I like that.

01:45Throw it.

01:46Oh, I hit the 25.

01:47Okay, that's all right.

01:48Stop, stop, stop.

01:49Hey.

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