Define: Sports Event

The meaning of “Sports Event” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

  • Sports event means an athletic contest, either individual or team-based, not restricted by any directive, including all professional electronic sports and competitive video games that are not supported by high schools and do not involve high school teams or a majority of participants who are under the age of 18. Seen in 11 SEC filings
  • Sports event means an athletic competition that consists of either amateur or professional participants. Seen in 8 SEC filings
  • Sports event means a professional contest or competition involving sports or athletics. Seen in 4 SEC filings
  • Sports event means an athletic race, game, or contest involving two or more competitors, either individuals or teams of individuals, where the winner is determined by score or placement. Seen in 3 SEC filings
  • Sports event means a tournament, championship or games organized at various levels. Seen in 1 SEC filing
  • Sports event means a professional, collegiate or Olympic sporting or athletic contest, game, or electronic sporting competition, regardless of whether the competitors are individual or teams, regardless of the geographic location of the contest, game, event or competition. Seen in 1 SEC filing
  • Sports event means professional sports, college sports, and any athletic competitions. Seen in 1 SEC filing

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of sports event' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Sports Event means an individual or team-based professional or amateur athletic competition, including electronic sports and competitive video games.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Signing of an athlete by a professional team
  • Licensing of broadcasting rights for a sports competition
  • Agreement between a sportsperson and a brand for endorsement purposes
  • Host city contract for an international athletic competition

Relevant Sectors

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What is the most popular definition of 'Sports Event'?

Sports Event means an individual or team-based professional or amateur athletic competition, including electronic sports and competitive video games.

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