Which statement best defines sport tourism?

• A. Travel strictly for watching sports events only
• B. A form of travel that excludes any physical activity
• C. Travel that involves participation in sport-related activities actively or passively, irrespective of whether this is the trip's main focus
• D. Tourism that is limited to local venues

Answer: (C)

Sport tourism involves travel that includes sport experiences as part of the trip, whether you actively participate in sport or engage with sport passively as a spectator or fan. The defining idea is that sport is part of the travel experience, and it can be the main purpose of the trip or simply one component of it. This is why the statement that travel includes sport-related activities actively or passively, regardless of whether it’s the trip’s primary focus, best captures the concept.

The other ideas are too narrow or contradictory: traveling purely to watch events misses active involvement; excluding any physical activity contradicts what sport can entail; and sticking to local venues ignores the travel aspect that defines sport tourism.