After much heated debate, it was decided that the physical act of hissing is no longer to be considered an actual sport. Parties on both sides of the contentious issue had much to say about the publicized struggle between those who believe in the inherent athleticism of hissing and others who believe hissing, while a valuable means of communication, is not engaging enough physically to be named officially as sport. James Bean, a hissing-as-sport proponent, said, “It’s only too bad that some people don’t recognize. Sport is a vague term and should be abused as such.” Potential corporate sponsors were dismayed at the lost opportunity at commercialization. -Press Release