Champion

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This article is about the concepts of being a champion and championing. For other uses, see Champion (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Champon.
"cempa" or "cempan" stood for 'warrior' in the ancient Anglo-Saxon texts

A champion (from the late Latin campio) is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional/provincial/state, national, continental and world championships, and even further (artificial) divisions at one or more of these levels, as in association football. Their champions can be accordingly styled, e.g. national champion, world champion.

Meaning

In certain disciplines, there are specific titles for champions, either descriptive, as the

Fitzroy
celebrate their first championship in nine years.

Joe Crepeau became the 2023 Happy Jack Tournament champion with some assistance from his teammates.

  • In a broader sense, nearly any sort of competition can be considered a championship, and the winner of it a champion. Thus, there are championships for many non-sporting competitions such as
    wargames
    . In this context, it is used as a noun.
  • It is also possible to champion a cause. In an ideological sense, encompassing religion, a champion may be an evangelist, a visionary advocate who clears the field for the triumph of the idea. Or the champion may merely make a strong case for a new corporate division to a resistant board of directors. Such a champion may take on responsibility for publicizing the project and garnering funding. But in this case he or she is beyond a simple promoter. The word is thus used as a verb.
  • In economic policy, a national champion is a large company that is dominant in its field and favored by the government of the country in which it is based in the belief that it will be in that country's interests if the company is successful in foreign markets. The practice is controversial, and economists mostly don't believe it's beneficial, but it has long been used in France and other countries.
    Cambridge Spinners celebrate their back to back championship in 2016.

The original meaning of the word partakes of both these senses: in the

King's Champion
" is appointed for ceremonial purposes at the coronation of an English Monarch, to defeat any challenger to the monarch's right to be crowned.

myth of ancient history, in which the outcome of the conflict is determined by single combat, an individual duel
between the best soldiers ("champions") from each opposing army.

World champion

World champion is a title used to denote a winner of a world championship in a particular sport (such as mixed martial arts, professional boxing or professional wrestling), discipline or game. Being a champion at any sport or game requires an extraordinary amount of focus, discipline, drive and complete dedication, usually from a young age.[1][2] What separates a world champion from the average competitor aside from natural ability and environmental advantages with access to the best training facilities,[3] is the ability to focus on their goal and to become the best of the best, the obsession to continually improve and mental conditioning required to focus on becoming the best in the world at their given subject.[4]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-470-83675-0
    . Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. ISBN 978-1-933538-54-9
    . Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  3. ISBN 978-0-87584-652-1
    . Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  4. ISBN 978-1-4404-3940-7
    . Retrieved 28 June 2013.

External links

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