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post 1638564043 05-14-2021, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted By TBO1313⏩
2 reasons this is happening.

1. African nations aren't as poor as they used to be so people have time to play ball instead of worrying about where their next meal is coming from

2. Black people, specifically people of west African heritage, are good at sports especially sports that require explosive athletic ability. Every person who's ever run under a 10 second 100m dash is of west African descent
What you're saying is true, but Christophe Lemetre, or whatever the fukk his name was, is a White European who broke the 10 second barrier in the 100m dash. But yeah, them BBC genetics are undeniable in the fields of sports. Not so much academically though. Nature gives, nature takes.
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post 1638564683 05-14-2021, 02:26 PM
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As others have pointed out there are genetic advantages related to running, jumping, fast twitch muscle and bone density that they have. With that said the bone and muscle density and shorter torsos make them terrible swimmers comparatively. There was not genetic pressure toward being a good swimmer on Africans, whereas coastal Europeans likely many drowned prior to giving birth if they were poorer swimmers genetically.
post 1638564993 05-14-2021, 02:31 PM
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Yep, dominating sports with a historically low viewership when the entire world is working from home. Something to be proud of.

I'll stick to golf, hockey and Nascar.
post 1638565093 05-14-2021, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted By Seamanbeast⏩
As others have pointed out there are genetic advantages related to running, jumping, fast twitch muscle and bone density that they have. With that said the bone and muscle density and shorter torsos make them terrible swimmers comparatively. There was not genetic pressure toward being a good swimmer on Africans, whereas coastal Europeans likely many drowned prior to giving birth if they were poorer swimmers genetically.
So does that mean that all the white guys who are fast and explosive on the ground are chitty swimmers?
post 1638565153 05-14-2021, 02:34 PM
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No impossible. The are being systematized.
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post 1638565413 05-14-2021, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted By 300Lane1⏩
Yep, dominating sports with a historically low viewership when the entire world is working from home. Something to be proud of.

I'll stick to golf, hockey and Nascar.
Why would you watch Nascar when there is Formula 1, Formula E and WRC srs?
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post 1638565583 05-14-2021, 02:39 PM
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So I can just show up to the combine and expect to get drafted next year?
post 1638565723 05-14-2021, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted By ipunchurgirl⏩
So does that mean that all the white guys who are fast and explosive on the ground are chitty swimmers?
Well I highly doubt Michael Phelps could have became a track star or Usain Bolt could have been an olympic swimmer. At the far extreme of the spectrum you see bodies perfectly developed to perform certain actions.
post 1638566373 05-14-2021, 02:53 PM
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post 1638566593 05-14-2021, 02:58 PM
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Better hope they don't catch wind of hockey. Football and basketball is oversaturated with athletic black people, that hockey would be a golden egg to take their talents to. More expensive though and not nearly as popular in America, so makes sense why they don't

Better chance for them to make the NHL though compared to the NFL and NBA just sayin
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