Is Wood Carving an Art or Sport?

Some people think of wood carving as simply just a sport, while others think of it as art. If the person creating the wood carvings is manually getting the wood themselves than I would think of it as a sport because that takes more effort and strength. I would believe that if you are willing to chop down your own wood the create art out of it then you are a true artist that would do whatever they need to make beautiful art. Once again art is what you produce and think of as beautiful and some people think wood carvings are beautiful while others don't but they don't need to worry about it because it's up to the artist themselves if it is truly art.