Should Pro Gamers be considered Athletes?

[Mystyrion]

Should pro gamers be considered athletes? - CNN.com

I'm wondering what this community thoughts on this are.

As far as a technical standpoint goes, Athletic and Sports are associated with words like Strength, Stamina, Endurance.

None of which gaming features (unless you get into Dance Dance Revolution or In the Groove, the latter of which to be considered "pro" takes a lot of endurance).
But, why is that? Why is it that mental capacity is not taken into account for the Olympics? Surely we have gotten past the age of gamers being labeled losers and nerds.

The only thing I see as being a viable reason is that gaming does require the skill gap that Sports do. To be a top in any sport you must train your body almost everyday, watch the things you eat, etc.
While gaming on the other hand requires just to sit and be a good strategist (Starcraft II) or Hand eye coordination and working well with teammates (any First Person Shooter).

Another possible reason is that Gaming is always continually changing. Starcraft II, Halo Reach, whatever is in the MLG Pro Circuit. You know without a doubt its going to change. Where as most (if not all) of the events have been in the Olympics for a very long time.

I'm using the Olympics because the article directly deals with Gaming and the Olympics. But in a general sense, do you think gamers should be labeled as Athletes?
Or do you think the separation is a good thing. That Athlete is more of a physical thing and gaming is more brain power. Not saying that Athletes don't use brain power or that it doesn't require some form of thought. But I'd be willing to say the skill gap in certain areas (Chess maybe?) could be much higher than any sport.

Also where do you draw the line? I've told you about a game that requires strength, stamina, and endurance (In the Groove). What about Poker? Do you consider that a sport? Racing?