Sports and Activities – any pursuit or activity where it is recognised there
is an increased risk of serious injury or can be reasonably expected to
aggravate any existing infirmity.
The following are examples of Sports and Activities that are not covered
under this insurance:
Professional and/or amateur sports involving physical contact (e.g. American
Football, handball, football, martial arts, rugby), BMX riding, bungee
jumping, big game hunting, coastal waters canoe/kayak, crewing a sailing
boat or vessel from one country to another, dangerous overland expeditions,
fell running, fencing, gliding, gymnastics, hang-gliding, high diving (over 10
metres), horse jumping, hunting, jet-skiing, kite boarding, motor cycling or
motor scootering or mechanical assisted cycling exceeding 125cc in engine
capacity (when driving or being a passenger), mountaineering (requiring the
use of ropes and/or guides), parachuting (solo or tandem), paragliding
(overland), parapenting (overland), parascending (overland), pot-holing,
quad-biking, rifle range, safaris (unless part of an organised tour), scuba or
skin-diving deeper than 30 metres (PADI qualified diving), show jumping,
skydiving, steeplechasing, weight lifting, white water rafting/canoeing/kayaking.
The following amateur sports not involving physical contact are covered with
a few limitations indicated with an * or ** below including -
abseiling*,
archery**, badminton, baseball, basketball, bowls, canoe/kayak (lake and
river, excluding white water), clay pigeon shooting**, cricket, cycling (noncompetitive)**,
curling, deep-sea fishing (no commercial/competition),
dinghy sailing, dry skiing, fell walking, field hockey, fishing, go-carting**,
golf**, heptathlon, horse riding (protective headgear to be worn), hot-air
ballooning (organised tour only), lacrosse, marathon running, mountain
biking, netball, orienteering, paintballing**, parascending (over water), polo,
pony trekking, rambling, rollerblading, rounders, rowing, safaris/gorilla
(organised tours only), sailing (inland/coastal), sailboarding, skateboarding,
snorkelling, squash, street hockey, surfing, tennis, trekking/hiking (organised
tours only), tour operators’ safaris, volleyball (including beach), war games**,
water polo, water-skiing**, and windsurfing, winter sports (provided the
appropriate premium has been paid).
Note: non-manual work undertaken during a holiday or leisure trip
(including temporary working in bars, restaurants and farm holidays) is
covered.
*Excludes Personal Accident benefits, ** Excludes Personal Liability
benefit