Sport is often judged by results: who won, who lost, who broke the record. But beyond victory and statistics lies something less tangible – beauty. A perfectly weighted pass, a gymnast’s seamless routine, the arc of a long-distance strike. Philosopher of sport Emily Ryall draws on her work in the aesthetics and ethics of sport to argue that sports generate meaning not just through competition, but through form, style, and embodied expression. Sports are central to our lives, and Ryall shows how we can appreciate them as profound art.
Part One: Sporting Beauty – What Makes Performance Aesthetic?
Part Two: Art, Competition, and Meaning
