Read the text and choose the right word from the list. Some people wonder if hiking is a sport. To understand if hiking is considered a sport, we need to know 2 sports : rules and competitive events. By looking at these requirements, you could say that hiking is not a sport because it lacks and has no written rules. This makes hiking more of a or activity rather than a sport. But wait, there is some competition when it comes to hiking. There are hiking records such as the fastest time hiking the Appalachian Trail and other records. Some may say that you can even against yourself. But what about sports like mountain biking and ? One can do those things without competing. Why are those considered sports and hiking not? With those activities, if you do them outside of a formal competitive event, it wouldn’t be considered a sport either, but rather a hobby. While hiking isn’t a sport, there are events that are sports. Trail running, adventure racing, and geocaching (searching for an obect with GPS) can be considered sports. There are many held around the world for these activities and you can even them on TV! One may say that hiking is not competitive. Hiking is about getting away from the city and out into nature’s wonders. It’s about the body and the mind. There are many why people hike – for the views, the health and the community. Competition in hiking isn’t a big priority and the moment it becomes one, it would probably something else like trail running or adventure racing.

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Read the text and choose the right word from the list.

Some people wonder if hiking is a sport. To understand if hiking is considered a sport, we need to know 2 sports ... : rules and competitive events. By looking at these requirements, you could say that hiking is not a sport because it lacks ... and has no written rules. This makes hiking more of a ... or activity rather than a sport. But wait, there is some competition when it comes to hiking. There are hiking records such as the fastest time hiking the Appalachian Trail and other ... records. Some may say that you can even ... against yourself. But what about sports like mountain biking and ... ? One can do those things without competing. Why are those considered sports and hiking not? With those activities, if you do them outside of a formal competitive event, it wouldn’t be considered a sport either, but rather a hobby. While hiking isn’t a sport, there are ... events that are sports. Trail running, adventure racing, and geocaching \(searching for an obect with GPS\) can be considered sports. There are many ... held around the world for these activities and you can even ... them on TV! One may say that hiking is not competitive. Hiking is about getting away from the ... city and out into nature’s wonders. It’s about the body and the mind. There are many ... why people hike – for the views, the health and the community.
Competition in hiking isn’t a big priority and the moment it becomes one, it would probably ... something else like trail running or adventure racing.

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