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Scientists have found the reason why blacks dominate on the running track and whites in the swimming pool - it's in their belly-buttons.
What's important is not whether an athlete has an innie or an outie but where his or her navel is in relation to the rest of the body, says the study published in the International Journal of Design and Nature and Ecodynamics.
It doesn't make sense.
The reason blacks/Africans aren't as well represented in aquatic sports is very simple: funds. It costs money to pursue an aquatic sports career. Money in terms of taking care of a pool, going to the events etc. Blacks in America dominate sports like basketball and football because they would be funded by their schools. Why doesn't the same thing happen in Africa? Because the funds for such sports don't exist so they focus on low cost sports. It's not a racial thing but an economical thing. People who live in poorer countries tend to focus on low cost sports. Those in richer countries dominate expensive sports. Why don't we see a big Salvadorean presence in the tennis circuit?
The navel is the centre of gravity of the body, and given two runners or swimmers of the same height, one black and one white, "what matters is not total height but the position of the belly-button, or centre of gravity," Duke University professor Andre Bejan said.
I thought we already *knew* it was because of the center-of-gravity being different (sans the naval).
Why is this new?
Maybe when I heard about it before it was just unproven theory.
Belly-buttons key to success in sport
So, according to this article, the placement of the belly button is important in sports performance. Your thoughts?
It doesn't make sense. At all. The presence of countries in a sport is far more likely to be determined by the level of poverty than by race. The reason blacks/Africans aren't as well represented in aquatic sports is very simple: funds. It costs money to pursue an aquatic sports career. Money in terms of taking care of a pool, going to the events etc. Blacks in America dominate sports like basketball and football because they would be funded by their schools. Why doesn't the same thing happen in Africa? Because the funds for such sports don't exist so they focus on low cost sports. It's not a racial thing but an economical thing. People who live in poorer countries tend to focus on low cost sports. Those in richer countries dominate expensive sports. Why don't we see a big Salvadorean presence in the tennis circuit?
I think the previous theory had something to do with chair shirts, but I am not certain.
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