c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t v\u00e0 tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i c\u00f3 t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t c\u1ea1nh tranh<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Th\u1ec3 thao\u00a0l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i h\u00ecnh\u00a0ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t\u00a0v\u00e0\u00a0tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i\u00a0c\u00f3 t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t\u00a0c\u1ea1nh tranh,[1]\u00a0t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c trao gi\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00f4ng qua th\u00e0nh t\u00edch. Th\u1ec3 thao hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i mang m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch l\u00e0 duy tr\u00ec, c\u1ea3i thi\u1ec7n c\u00e1c k\u0129 n\u0103ng v\u00e0 n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t, trau d\u1ed3i c\u00e1c k\u1ef9 n\u0103ng x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i, r\u00e8n luy\u1ec7n s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe, \u0111em l\u1ea1i ni\u1ec1m vui, h\u1ee9ng kh\u1edfi cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tham gia (th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 c\u00e1c\u00a0v\u1eadn \u0111\u1ed9ng vi\u00ean, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 \u1edf l\u1ee9a tu\u1ed5i n\u00e0o,\u00a0gi\u1edbi t\u00ednh, tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed9, \u0111\u1eb3ng c\u1ea5p n\u00e0o) v\u00e0 mang \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1\u00a0gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed\u00a0cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi xem.[2]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng cu\u1ed9c thi \u0111\u1ea5u hay tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i di\u1ec5n ra gi\u1eefa hai b\u00ean, m\u1ed7i b\u00ean c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u01b0\u01a1ng. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 m\u00f4n th\u1ec3 thao cho ph\u00e9p c\u00f3 t\u1ec9 s\u1ed1 h\u00f2a; m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 m\u00f4n kh\u00e1c \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ee9c ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 th\u1ebf c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00ean th\u1eafng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00ean thua. Nhi\u1ec1u tr\u1eadn thi \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00e1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ecdn ra nh\u00e0 v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecbch. Nhi\u1ec1u gi\u1ea3i th\u1ec3 thao t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c c\u00e1c m\u00f9a gi\u1ea3i th\u1ec3 thao \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ef3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ecdn nh\u00e0 v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecbch, \u0111\u00f4i khi ph\u1ea3i ph\u00e2n \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t hay nhi\u1ec1u tr\u1eadn play-off. Ng\u00e0y nay c\u00f3 h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m m\u00f4n th\u1ec3 thao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c, t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng m\u00f4n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tranh t\u00e0i gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n, cho t\u1edbi nh\u1eefng m\u00f4n c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi tham gia c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nh\u00ecn chung ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta coi th\u1ec3 thao l\u00e0 c\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh hay s\u1ef1 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t. C\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ed9i th\u1ec3 thao l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 Th\u1ebf v\u1eadn h\u1ed9i c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1c m\u00f4n th\u1ec3 thao \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng ti\u00eau ch\u00ed n\u00e0y,[3] v\u00e0 c\u00e1c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c nh\u01b0 \u1ee6y h\u1ed9i ch\u00e2u \u00c2u c\u0169ng lo\u1ea1i c\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ee9a y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t kh\u1ecfi danh m\u1ee5c c\u00e1c m\u00f4n th\u1ec3 thao.[2] Tuy v\u1eady m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u00f3 t\u00ednh \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00e1ng phi th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 c\u00e1c m\u00f4n th\u1ec3 thao tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7. \u1ee6y ban Olympic qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf (th\u00f4ng qua ARISF) c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn c\u1edd vua v\u00e0 bridge l\u00e0 c\u00e1c m\u00f4n th\u1ec3 thao thi\u1ec7n \u00fd, trong khi SportAccord c\u0169ng c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn n\u0103m m\u00f4n th\u1ec3 thao phi th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea5t,[4][5] m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n s\u1ed1 m\u00f4n th\u1ec3 thao tr\u00ed tu\u1ec7.[1]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e1c m\u00f4n th\u1ec3 thao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng quy t\u1eafc hay t\u1ee5c l\u1ec7 nh\u1eb1m \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o s\u1ef1 c\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0 cho ph\u00e9p \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. Chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eb1ng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 ghi c\u00e1c b\u00e0n th\u1eafng hay v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua v\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00edch tr\u01b0\u1edbc. K\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1edfi c\u00e1c gi\u00e1m kh\u1ea3o, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ea5m \u0111i\u1ec3m ph\u1ea7n th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n b\u00e0i thi th\u1ec3 thao d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 kh\u00e1ch quan ho\u1eb7c ch\u1ee7 quan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Th\u00e0nh t\u00edch thi \u0111\u1ea5u th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u01b0u l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng b\u1ed1 r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i tr\u00ean c\u00e1c b\u1ea3n tin th\u1ec3 thao. Th\u1ec3 thao c\u0169ng l\u00e0 n\u01a1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng tham gia thi \u0111\u1ea5u t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm s\u1ef1 gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed khi c\u00e1c m\u00f4n th\u1ec3 thao c\u00f3 kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 thu h\u00fat l\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u1edbn ng\u01b0\u1eddi tham gia t\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c th\u1ec3 thao, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n th\u00f4ng qua c\u00e1c k\u00eanh ph\u00e1t s\u00f3ng. C\u00e1 c\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ec3 thao c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c nghi\u00eam ng\u1eb7t, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i khi l\u00e0 trung t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c th\u1ec3 thao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Theo nh\u00e0 t\u01b0 v\u1ea5n A.T. Kearney, t\u00ednh t\u1edbi n\u0103m 2013 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb n\u1ec1n c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p th\u1ec3 thao to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u \u01b0\u1edbc t\u00ednh l\u00ean t\u1edbi 620 t\u1ec9 \u0111\u00f4.[6]\u00a0M\u00f4n th\u1ec3 thao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eadp nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0\u00a0ch\u1ea1y\u00a0trong khi\u00a0b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00e1\u00a0l\u00e0 m\u00f4n th\u1ec3 thao ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn nh\u1ea5t trong s\u1ed1 c\u00e1c m\u00f4n c\u00f3 kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 t\u1edbi xem.[7][8]<\/p>\n\n\n\n