I wonder what you would reply to this question. Generally, one would think of a sport that involves competition like baseball and soccer. The definition of sports consists of countries and culture and it has changed quite a bit with the flow of history. The present sense of values toward sports has changed; it’s a junction of the transformation of the societies demand for sports. Today, I would like to focus on the latest developed and the new concept of sports.
   There’s a new sport called E-Sports, which was created recently. E-Sports is an informal name for electronic sports, and is known as a computer game that battles with numerous players. This TV game is used as a competitive sport. There are probably a lot of people who think it’s strange to consider a sport that doesn’t use your body as one of a competitive sport. But chess and the game of go, also known as mind sports are included in the sports category. E-Sports is an online game that performs various world scale tournaments with high priced rewards that includes everybody from amateurs to professionals. It is also known as a sport that allows disabled people to participate equally and is hoped for welfare.
   Another new sport that was brought up was street dancing. It’s not acknowledged as a formal sport like ballroom dancing but it has been recently brought up as a sport. Street dancing’s biggest difference with other sports is the lack of prepared rules and exemplary models. There are somewhat forms and steps that exist but there’s no problem in how one arranges them. It depends on each individual on how they want to dance. Since there are no standards in dancing, its up to the individual's subjectivity to decide which dance is good or not. Even though there are no rules, there is a competitive side known as dance battles. The winner is chosen by having the competitors dance to randomly chosen songs and see how well they match the rhythm and express the sounds through their dance. Technical skills are definitely required but its important to see if one was on the rhythm and if one was able to attract the audience. It’s also important to see how much one enjoyed the music. I think by combining the original meaning of sports of joking around and playing around along with the modern meaning of competing can be pulled off as a new sport.
   Japanese are apt to linking sports with education and self-discipline. Since the “nations physical education” concept penetrated, it allowed one to learn manners, discipline, and training through sports. I think it would be a waste of potential if one only used sports as a training of the mind and soul. Having new sports as a starting point, I hope the roles of sports spread in the future.