Which statement best reflects instrumental aesthetics in sport?

• A. Focus on cultural significance
• B. Focus on cost and profitability
• C. Focus on display of skill and performance beauty
• D. Focus on stadium spectacle

Answer: (C)

Instrumental aesthetics in sport is about the beauty found in the movement itself—the display of skill, precision, control, and efficient technique. It values how gracefully and effectively a performance is executed, treating the athlete’s movement as an artistic instrument. So the statement that centers on the display of skill and the beauty of performance best captures this idea, because it emphasizes the aesthetic quality of how the sport is performed, not external factors like cultural meaning, costs, or spectacle. The other angles—cultural significance, financial aspects, or stadium show—focus on meanings or effects outside the execution of the movement itself, which moves away from the idea that aesthetics come from the performance quality.