Submitted by chartr t3_xx6r6m in dataisbeautiful
Gastronomicus t1_irbeadm wrote
Reply to comment by johnniewelker in Eliud Kipchoge's New Marathon World Record, Visualized [OC] by chartr
> Ironically, most top sprinters are either North American or Caribbean black people. I rarely see someone from West Africa winning. You’d think way more folks from West Africa would be winning if it was mostly genetics
It's genetics AND the money to sponsor and promote athletes. The west has the money, and many of those top sprinters in those regions clearly trace their lineage to West Africa.
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