• ssjmarx [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Aren't the fastest sprinters in the world still from Africa? As in, the people who weren't kidnapped by the slave trade?

    • Quimby [any, any]
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      3 years ago

      Jamaica for sprinting. East Africa for distance running.

      The US is just about equal in terms of sprinting. Behind in distance running, but very slowly closing the gap due to insane modern technologies.

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      3 years ago

      Aren’t the fastest sprinters in the world still from Africa?

      Yes. Americans are historically malnourished, lacking free travel opportunities, and poisoned by heavy metals. So they're at a pronounced disadvantage