20-year-old Italian Filippo Tortu runs 9.99 in the 100 in Madrid -- 2nd white guy ever under 10?

Everyone is doping, all races and all countries.

It is not ever as simple as one gene. However, is it a big factor??? Yes. Do you have to be 7'0 to play in the NBA? No, but does it drastically improve your chances??? Yes. Do other places dope? Yes. Most countries have had dopers, some more than others. Predictively, as you did mention East Africans will not be as dominant as testing gets better. The best thing we can do is get more testing in countries that do not have out of competition testing.

Weird. Thanks to Nikola, France has the most golds in the world champs and second most medals after Sweden.

If it wasn't for him France would be 6th or 7th right now.

Ex-Yugoslavia? They do pretty well in any handball champs. Although they do even better in Water Polo.

So what exactly is a niche sport to you? For most it means a sport that may be followed by several thousand...not millions.

tortugalooga wrote:

Sprintking wrote:

Tortu and Lemaitre are very similar builds. Lemaitre may be an inch taller. Lemaitre was only 21 when he ran 9.92 and 19.80.

If Tortu is patiently developed he could be a 9.85 runner.

Lamaitre is about 4" taller than Tortu, their builds are not similar, and Tortu might not be the fastest sprinter, but his running form is superb. You could never say that about Lamaitre. But to many, all those white people look alike.

Lemaitre is listed at 6'3". Tortu is listed at 6'2". I tried, but I couldn't get a four inch difference from that.

D2sprinter wrote:

In the USA track/sprints are culturally not popular with whites. Whites in the USA seem to be more interested in baseball, hockey, football, soccer, swimming, water polo, and wrestling all more than they are interested in track. And the ones that do go to track are often the least gifted leftover athletes who run XC and distance because it's a no cut sport.

All "races," as they are defined within the United States alone, have a wide range of overlapping capacities, including athletic ones. So, what differentiates them is opportunity, culture, desire, and incentive.

Chinese are white... whiter than a lot of white people

Lol. Classic white boys looking out for white boys. Wake me up when he runs sub-9.8 or something worth caring about.

Jimmy Vicaut's dad is white. Also Wayde van Niekerk is classified as Coloured in South Africa means he has some white ancestry. But I guess Brojos disqualified them on the one drop rule.

vivalarepublica wrote:

Lol. Classic white boys looking out for white boys. Wake me up when he runs sub-9.8 or something worth caring about.

O.K., so you're officially a confirmed racist.

I checked the 6 or 7 threads on the 'who was the first Afro-American Miler?' theme and can't see you anywhere in them complaining.

atohitotsu wrote:

Jimmy Vicaut's dad is white. Also Wayde van Niekerk is classified as Coloured in South Africa means he has some white ancestry. But I guess Brojos disqualified them on the one drop rule.

Didn't know that about Vicaut. And forgot about WvN.

I just hope that none of these people are doping. But anyway. It's nice to see Japan, China, and Italy sub 10. That Brazilian seems pretty close, too. The Brazilian record is 10.00.

10 secs was first bridged in 1968,it took 42 years for a white man to break 10.

That means a white man will break 9.90 in 2052.Of course the WR then will be

9.20 secs.Breaking 10 secs today is like jumping 7 feet,50 years too late;the

goal post has moved.Wake me up when a non black runs 9.89 or appears in

an Olympic final.

111 wrote:

10 secs was first bridged in 1968,it took 42 years for a white man to break 10.

That means a white man will break 9.90 in 2052.Of course the WR then will be

9.20 secs.Breaking 10 secs today is like jumping 7 feet,50 years too late;the

goal post has moved.Wake me up when a non black runs 9.89 or appears in

an Olympic final.

Woronin had 9.995 in the early 80s. That's back when a few white guys went for track. Now 90% less white guys go for track yet whenever they do, they are at or near the top. Go figure.

At or near the top ? You’re jesting right ? When was the last time a white sprinter

appeared in an Olympic final ? 40 years ago.

The last Olympics

200 Meter Dash All three are sub 10.00

Christophe Lemaitre France Bronze Medalist

Adam Gemili Great Britain (Middle Eastern)

Ramil Guliyev Turkey Went on to win the World Championship in 2017

atohitotsu wrote:

Jimmy Vicaut's dad is white. Also Wayde van Niekerk is classified as Coloured in South Africa means he has some white ancestry. But I guess Brojos disqualified them on the one drop rule.

Not true at all. Coloureds are mixed race. There is no requirement that white be part of the mix. They could be a mix of part black. asian, indian, bushman, white, etc.

The so-called Coloured of RSA have had a culture of their own for awhile. Is there evidence WvN has white ancestors? This thread has gotten a lot of clicks, good for letsrun. It's a bit of a cesspool of a thread. Except for letsrun posters living more than 150km out side of large cities, all should know: The differences within racial groups is far greater than difference between racial groups. I am sure there are living male relatives of Houston McTear between ages 15 to 25 who never had sub-14 100m speed. I am sure there are male relatives of Michael Jordan between ages 15 to 25 who have awful vertical jumping ability.

Exactly ... wrote:

I am sure there are living male relatives of Houston McTear between ages 15 to 25 who never had sub-14 100m speed.

Houston McTear married a Swedish sprinter who was fast enough to run in the Olympics; Linda Haglund (11.16 for 100m). They had three children. Sadly, Houston and Linda both passed away from cancer just three weeks apart.

I know McTear has been dead for awhile. That's why I stated relatives not sons.

200m is not 100m.