In competitive events, individuals are graded or categorized primarily based on their “end result” and sometimes divided into teams of comparable performance, (e.g. gender, weight and age). The measurement of the outcome could also be objective or subjective, and corrected with “handicaps” or penalties. In a race, for example, the time to finish the course is an goal measurement. In gymnastics or diving the result is decided by a panel of judges, and subsequently subjective. There are many shades of judging between boxing and blended martial arts, where victory is assigned by judges if neither competitor has lost on the end of the match time. Other bodies advocate widening the definition of sport to incorporate all bodily exercise.
Sports in Indonesia are popular from both the participation and spectating aspect. Some well-liked sports activities in Indonesia are football, volleyball, basketball, badminton, and the native Indonesian martial art pencak silat. Indonesia has won gold medals in badminton in every Olympic Games for the reason that sport was first introduced to the Olympics in 1992, with the exception of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Indonesia often participates in the Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, and Sudirman Cup badminton championships. Indonesia also often participates in …
