88 wrote:
How to you account for the fact that the continent (Africa) with the most "blacks" only have a few players in the NBA and have won relatively few track sprinting events?
Not sure if my few-year-old stats are still current, but...
Of the top 200 best times in sanctioned 100 Meter sprints, people of Western African descent account for... 200 of them.
Of the 200 best marathon times ever recorded, people of Eastern African descent account for... 200.
Putting Joe The PBGreek's stupidity aside, people of Western African descent tend to have more of their body weight distributed below their waist than other ethnic groups.
Check out powerlifting records for Scandinavians, who tend to have a higher percentage of body weight above their waist.
There was a book published maybe 20(?) years ago breaking it all down. Can't remember the title, though.