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Why is it so hard to believe that Black people dominate certain sports due to interest, opportunity, and hard work? Not some unsubstantiated group genetic advan
by spicymaki 6y ago
Why is it so hard to believe that Black people dominate certain sports due to interest, opportunity, and hard work? Not some unsubstantiated group genetic advantage.
- hnracer 6y agoI think interest and hard work is definitely a factor, but I also think that genetics is playing a role. The top 30 record holders in the 100m sprint are all of African descent: https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/sprints/100-metres/outdoor/men/senior https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/spr... It's possible that White and Asian people just less interested, but it's not the sensible null hypothesis, given that we can observe with our own two eyes phenotypical differences in physique between the racial groups (e.g. Asians being shorter)