The Darts As A Sport

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We believe UK government regulator, Sport England, should recognise darts as a sport in the UK. We also urge governments worldwide to recognise the game as a bona fide sport.
Darts is a game of skill with huge global support. It requires physical endurance, dexterity, skill and hand-eye coordination at the highest level. It is also a sport which can be enjoyed on an equal footing by men, women and children, the young, the old and people of disability. It is also a sport with a low cost-of-entry, making it widely accessible to a huge population.
History shows that darts emerged from an English law that required regular practice at using the bow, meaning that darts is itself derived from another skill that is now recognised as a sport.
For these reasons and more we urge Sports England to recognise our game as a sport in hope of global recognition for darts.

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  • Lisa Horton
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    • Darts deserves to be recognised as a sport, It's only a smaller version of archery after all, and it's part of our sporting heritage..
  • Jonny Evans
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    • Darts requires skill, dexterity, commitment, coordination and more. I believe it should be recognised as a sport, as other sports require equal levels of commitment. It's affordable and crosses many boundaries.
  • David Whitcombe
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    • Darts should have recognised years ago. Lets hope we can put things right.
  • Nick Spence
  • Simon Docker
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    • Whatever darts is it should be a sport!
  • Mandy MacKenzie
  • Dafydd Humphreys
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    • Of course Darts is a sport - it requires skill, mental toughness and a lot of practice.
  • Ewan McGregor (not that one!)
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    • Jockey Wilson rocks! Darts is a sport!!
  • Stuart Braxton
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    • Not only is it a sport, it is the most noble sport ever devised by man.
  • Brownie
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    • Played & enjoyed by millions around the world. Surely the numbers tell the true tale?
  • Claire Stainsby
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    • I think darts should be recognised as a sport as its a game of skill and requires dedication to practice
  • Tony Eccles
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    • The game should be classed as a sport as I know I practice for hours daily. As for drink being one of the reasons for it not being a sport, I am one of several players that dont drink at all.
  • Ross Perrin
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    • Its looked up to by other sportsmen and women. Stop messing about, its a sport and we all know it.
  • Mr Joe Smith
  • John Armstrong
  • John Armstrong
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    • forgot my comments on the previous..... I find it difficult to think of any sportsmen/women who dont drink.use illegal substances to enhance their performance etc. I also do not think many sportspeople at the top of their profession train as much as serious dart players. Darts needs skill.mental and physical fitness.and a huge amount of training to reach the top. When did a professional footballer train up to 8 hours a day every day as many darters do/
  • Kat Keighley
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    • Darts is great and form part of a Franz Ferdinand song title
  • Irina Armstrong
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    • I have tried many sports back home in Russia.from skiing to running.but never trained as hard as I do now for darts, it has everything a sport requires.it is a sport regardless of what others may say
  • Gary Blades
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    • When you look at other things that are recognised as a sport when Darts isn't, it really does make you wonder what you have to do to get the recognition it deserves.
  • Fred Page
  • Paul Yarwood
  • Andy Braxton
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    • come on, what dyou take use for
  • the power
  • MARK CHANTELL
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    • DARTS IS MY LIFE AND MY WIFE
  • gil bailey
  • tony bradley
  • Mark Lewis
  • henry rowling
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    • darts is great
  • Lynsey McDonald
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    • Darts deserves recognition as a sport, it is long overdue.
  • Kath Gibson
  • Gareth Pashley
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    • Of course darts is a sport, as someone who practices archery I appreciate the skill, talent and practice involved in the sport of darts
  • Kim Abbott
  • Graham Findlay
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    • If solely exclusive US sports such as basketball and pointless sports such as team freestyle diving are sports then surely darts must be thrown in there too!
  • Mark Hale
  • Scott Davies
  • aaron frels
  • Alistair Pullin
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    • ladies and gentleman - let's play darts!
  • brian taylor
  • Mark Beckett
  • Henry J. Magee
  • David Hascup
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    • The USA Dart Club - www.USADarts.com
  • KEVIN REGAN
  • Scott Agnoli
  • Schoofs, AHCC
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    • Television rates prove that it is a sport followed by lots of interested people.
  • Sheila Schoofs
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    • It is time!!!
  • maxine nelhams
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    • darts is indeed a skilled sport regonise it please
  • Lee Middleton
  • roy nelhams
  • Bruce Evans
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    • Let's hit the bullseye with this.
  • Martijn ter Welle, Utrecht, Holland