Should pro gamers be considered as athletes?

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DevilRising said:
No one who isn't an athlete, should be considered an "athlete". I'm sorry, but that's a stupid question. No, a pro gamer, is not an athlete. In fact many of them are considerably in bad shape and health, because they're not very active and have horrible diets. Pro racers are not athletes. Pro billiards or card players, are not athletes, and those are not "sports". Hell, pro golfers barely qualify as athletes, and honestly it's a tough argument to label them as such.

An athlete is someone who takes part in athletics, physical sports and activities. Not someone in who sits in a chair and presses buttons.

Darts, pool, archery, bowling, and chess are all legitimate sports that require little physical movement, why not gaming? Also a lot of top pros actually eat healthy and exercise because it improves their game. Gaming requires insane amounts of reflexes, muscle memory, and stamina at the pro level. Sounds pretty physical to me, I can see how people disagree with them being labeled as athletes, "sportsman" is much better. I also don't think it's a "stupid question" when Korea and the US are recognizing them as athletes.