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Is Bridge a Sport? The High Court Will Decide

Bridge, the trick-taking card game beloved by your great-aunt Maude, has complex rules, prestigious international tournaments and a century of history.

But is it a sport?

Now Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice in London will decide, once and for all.

The question of whether certain activities are sports can transcend the semantic. Adherents of the pastimes crave the credibility that being considered a “sport” might bestow. Traditionalists recoil at what they see as a cheapening of the definition. It is not hard to find vigorous Internet debates on whether cheerleading, poker, video gaming or competitive eating are really sports.