Black people and running?

Question

okay from watching the olympics black people seem to be the fastest in general out there i mean wow incredible.

Is this just a coincidence, is it just the people, the country or are black people more fir in general?

Answer 1

i guess its somewhat involves genetics, environment and the country.

in terms of genetics, u wont see so many blacks in figure skating or gymnastics, blacks tend to be much muscular and less rigid. just a little more enhanced body structure.

some of this athletes are influenced and motivated since they were kids to be runners and more attention are paid to these sports in such country that others, e.g sprint, jamaica. Togo is loaded with blacks but they never won a medal in sprints.

justlike brazil and football.

a lot is involved.  

Answer 2

It is a complicated issued with no one answer.  When it comes to the sprints West Africans or people descended from the West African diaspora (for example African Americans and Jamaicans) dominate the competition.  Studies have shown they have a lot of fast twitch muscle but no one is exactly sure why.  

On the other hand East Africans (Ethiopians, Kenyans, Ertrians) dominate distance running.  In fact not all Kenyans but a particular tribe the Kalenjin dominated running.

Explanations given range from diet, to training, to genetics.  It is probably a combo of all three.  These athletes come from poor countries - they are not going to be able to compete in sports that require fancy facilities or equipment like sailing, equestrian, rowing, etc.  But they can work hard and do.  Americans who visit Kenyan are amazed at their work ethic and how hard they train.  Kenyans runners have been hard hit by the civil unrest in their country but are expected to dominate the Steeplechase.  Catherine Ndereba (who trains in Valley Forge near my hometown) showed tremendous grit in winning. the silver in the Marathon.

Answer 3

It is easy to accept that black people have more pigment in their skin, but for some reason there is a resistance to accept that black people have more fast twitch muscle than caucasians or asians...but its true.

this is true of western Africans, not eastern like the Kenyans

Answer 4

black people r ace at the 100m to the 10,000m

Answer 5

It's nothing racist. Some things just are connected to race - such as black people's connection with running fast.

Whether we like it or not, black people came from Africa. Evolution adjusted the people in different parts of the world to their surroundings. That's why Scandinavian people are tall, strong and very pale and usually have blond hair. They had to fight with cold by catching every ray of sun. Bright colors absorb the light and dark don't. That's why in hot parts of the world people have darker skin.

Now about running. People in different parts of the world had to find food differently. People in Europe had to set traps to catch small animals. Animals in Africa are big and usually run very fast - and in order to catch them people had to run fast too (and be muscular and strong to be able to kill them). If they didn't - they didn't have the food and died. That's why black people are usually strong and tall and run fast - it's a natural result of evolution.

And it's nothing racist.

Answer 6

hey,let's put in dis way, if u stay at the place dat without a car, n if u to buy some flour u need to walk for 2 hrs or run for 30 min under a big hot sun, n u feel very hungry,..jus as them, look at their country, majority poor, hungry ppl, put ur shoe into them, 1stly, with everyday train, since young, will u b a good runner?2ndly, if u have chance to prove urself, will u be the best, u no need to starve in your country, u hv $$, hv reputation, will u try u very best to do it?

it's my 2 cents opinion..

Answer 7

An athlete, especially at such a high plateau as the Olympics, should not be judged by race. Even though you are trying t6o sound positive in your bigotry, you are still being judgmental. They are athletes, leave it at that. Can't you suspend your cross-burning for one more week?

All you people are douchbags, and belong to the Douch race of people, and having said that, no matter what you do, or how each of you is different, you will always be douchbags to us non douches. So the question is, why are Douchbags, so douchy. There is your logic throw back at you, stupid.

Answer 8

i noticed that too. all the black people were in the front and the white people were lagging behind in this one race. i think black people are just overall strong and are great runners. black people today got natural ability from their ancestors, who got their ability from their surroundings. not to mention they train a h**l of a lot!