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Originally Posted by Russ D
But what about in the world of sport, especially boxing and long-distance running, where the best of the best usually turn out to be black?
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Well in the case of long distant running, where Kenya (my country of origin) rules (the 1st and 2nd places in men's London marathon were won by Kenyans and the 1st place in the women's was won by a kenyan) I would explain it by the fact that they and their ancestors have lived at a high altitude so therefore developing bigger lungs and having more red blood cells to carry the oxygen to muscles.
And regarding boxing, I think anyone can do well, regardless of race, Boxing takes skill and training and whoever is dedicated to their training can do well. Vitali Klitschko proves that the best of the best in boxing are not always black.
Regarding education, I feel that teachers think that Black students are not too smart and therefore they do not try as much with black students as with other students. And instead of helping black students in academic subjects they are encouraged in PE.