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Radio 5 Live,02 Mar 2020,33 mins

Are some races better at some sports?

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Geneticist and author Dr Adam Rutherford asks why it鈥檚 highly unlikely that there will be any white competitors in the final of the men鈥檚 100m at this summer鈥檚 Olympics. Is there a genetic reason why the sport is dominated by black men - or are the reasons cultural? With the help of 5 live鈥檚 Nihal Arthanayake, Adam speaks to experts and to former sprint Darren Campbell, and looks into the scientific and historical reasons behind sporting success.

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