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

Sport pertains 9️⃣ to any form of physical activity or game,[1] often competitive and organized, that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical 9️⃣ ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators.

[2] Sports can, through casual or 9️⃣ organized participation, improve participants' physical health.

Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of 9️⃣ simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals.

In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or 9️⃣ consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a match) is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other.