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Birthplaces of the 100 fastest 10km runners of all time (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/damnthatsinteresting@lemmy.ml

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[–] Skua@kbin.social 47 points 7 months ago (2 children)

This can't be the whole story, otherwise we'd see places like Chile, Peru, and India competing too

[–] pop@lemmy.ml 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

India? the sea and the himalayas are too far apart to compare.

[–] Skua@kbin.social 8 points 7 months ago

India's Deccan Plateau is about as elevated as most of Kenya's highlands and takes up basically the entire land area of India that sticks out into the ocean

[–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

The air sucks in India too

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

No idea about the other two, but India's sports administration is corrupt to the core. Funds are stolen by those on top, and athletes who complain - even about obviously criminal things like sexual assault - are pushed out. Some sports bodies (chess, for example) are better, but the big ones (cricket, wrestling, football) are mostly bad.