2 Comments
User's avatar
⭠ Return to thread
Carol Shetler's avatar

Hi Steve. You could make the same point for Chinese training programs for their top level athletes as you did about Jamaican training programs for their sprinters. Several of the top figure skaters in the world are Chinese now, too along with swimmers, etc... The Chinese are NOT genetically selected to be excellent in all these sports; they identify outstanding candidates early and put them into rigorous training, just like every other country does with its potential medal-winners.

Expand full comment
Steve QJ's avatar

"You could make the same point for Chinese training programs for their top level athletes."

Yep, absolutely. Same for academic achievement too. It's baffling with all we know about genetics at this point that people still don't see this. M has built his entire understanding of genetic variation by looking at the starting line of the 100m final! It's kind of sad that I stumped him simply by listing a few other sports.😅

Expand full comment