The 2005 London Marathon: running races, in their various specialties, represent the oldest and most traditional form of sport.

Sport pertains 1️⃣ to any form of physical activity or game,[1] often competitive and organized, that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical 1️⃣ ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators.

[2] Sports can, through casual or 1️⃣ organized participation, improve participants' physical health.

Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of 1️⃣ simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals.

In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or 1️⃣ consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a match) is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other.