Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name] to the_dunk_tank • 3 years ago"Breeding people like workhorses was bad, but it was also good because athletes!"imagemessage-square40 fedilinkarrow-up188
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minus-squaressjmarx [he/him]hexbear44·3 years agoAren't the fastest sprinters in the world still from Africa? As in, the people who weren't kidnapped by the slave trade? link
minus-squareQuimby [any, any]hexbear24·edit-23 years agoJamaica 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. link
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]hexbear10·edit-23 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 link
Aren't the fastest sprinters in the world still from Africa? As in, the people who weren't kidnapped by the slave trade?
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.
Yes. Americans are historically malnourished, lacking free travel opportunities, and poisoned by heavy metals. So they're at a pronounced disadvantage