From India: Is Farting a Sport?

There's been unending debate in the chess.com forum about whether Chess is a sport.  I think it's fine to say that chess is a sport, but many folks staunchly disagree saying there has to be a physical component.  The brain is a physical organ, is it not?  Anyways, I digress.

I read this:  "The world's first competitive farting contest will take place in India next Sunday which aims to 'normalise the process of farting.' The 'What The Fart' competition will judge contestants on the volume, length and musicality of their wind."

From:  https://www.therock.net.nz/home/funny-shit/2019/09/let-it-rip-at-the-world-s-first--what-the-fart--competition.html

For those who argue that chess is a sport, it would seem readily apparent that they would also agree that farting is a sport too.

How about those who argue that chess is NOT a sport?  Would they argue that farting is a sport, but chess is not?  Why?  Simply because farting is more "physical" than moving pieces on a board?

Or would the "Chess is not a sport" people say that farting is not a sport either?  If so, why not?  There is a physical component, is there not?

What do chess.com forum members think?

I think we need more threads like this one.

Wait what? A farting competition?? Like, is that for real?? What has the world come to lol

And yeah, chess is totally a sport btw. It's also an esport now

Thank you.

"The 'What The Fart' competition will judge contestants on the volume, length and musicality of their wind."

I just noticed something missing here.  Don't you think there should be another aspect in judging a farting competition that happens to be missing here?  Can you guess which one I'm thinking of?

To me it appears they have their bases covered as far as the dynamics of the sport, err, fart. I cannot imagine what the smell you are thinking of. 

I would not be so bold as to say I could win such a competition, but I could give the contestants some diet ideas, other than the wonderful fruit, of course. 

You win the prize!  You guessed it.  Your well-earned reward is to judge which contestant's fart smells the worst.

There should be various categories of competitions.  Child competition from 5-12.  Teen Competition.  An Open Competition.  Maybe weight categories as well.  Of course, there has to be a female division as well, lol.

I would be fair and will give bonus points to anyone that makes me puke. 🤢

I think SBDs (Silent But Deadly) should win the over all prize!

Gru would decline.  But I would appoint Dr. Nefario as a judge.

lol

But you came prepared

That should certainly be a score-able factor in any such competition. 

India is not the first one hosting it . an excerpt from the same article :

That's when it hit me that while fart contests happen in countries like China, UK and US, and even have a world cup, we don't have anything like it in India."

There are several competitions in various weight categories: longest, loudest, smelliest, lingering and, of course, sneakiest . . .

Whatever happened to the spitting contests? 

Do they prepare by practicing openings and tactics?

They quit making spitoons