Why does the caribbean produce so many quality sprinters?

**Cliphead** · 5 August 2012, 19:10

Twenty-eight of the last 38 world record holders in the men's 100-meter dash have been black athletes, and researchers at two universities think they know why.

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**Pondlife** · 5 August 2012, 19:15

Yes but why island guys?

**Cliphead** · 5 August 2012, 19:17

Originally posted by Pondlife View Post

Yes but why island guys?

Seems their ancestry is west African and that makes the difference.

**SimonMac** · 5 August 2012, 20:16

I know the Kenyans et al are the best long distance runners as when they are training the got lions chasing them!

**MarillionFan** · 5 August 2012, 20:48

Originally posted by Cliphead View Post

Seems their ancestry is west African and that makes the difference.

It's cultural. Success breeds success and they're all well into sprinting. It's like the classic why are there no black swimmers. Genetic? Or cultural?

Look at the cricket. They dominated for years in the West Indirs and then their heads were turned towards basketball. Now that's what kids want to do.

**BrilloPad** · 5 August 2012, 20:53

Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post

Success breeds success

Very true. Which is why is is so annoying that the UK has gone steadily downhill over the last 100 years after several hundred years of world domination.

**SimonMac** · 5 August 2012, 20:58

Normally when a black man runs that fast in East London the police shoot him!

**mudskipper** · 5 August 2012, 20:58

Do your kids do sport, Brillo?

From my (admittedly limited) knowledge of Aspergers, the discipline and repetitive nature would seem ideally suited.

**MarillionFan** · 5 August 2012, 20:59

Originally posted by k2p2 View Post

Do your kids do sport, Brillo?

From my (admittedly limited) knowledge of Aspergers, the discipline and repetitive nature would seem ideally suited.

Who do you think posts in the counting thread?

Why does the caribbean produce so many quality sprinters?