The Department defines sport as "a human activity capable of achieving a result requiring physical exertion and/or physical skill, which by its nature and organisation is competitive and is generally recognised as a sport".
The sport sector comprises community-based organisations, and commercial and private sector operations offering activities which are competitive, have formal rules, require physical effort and skills, and are organised with institutional structures.
Sport can be recreational with an emphasis on fun, or have a performance emphasis on competition within a league or event structure.
Elite sport caters for high performance athletes competing at a national or international level.
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