Former junior world champ Mathew Kisorio claim drugs is normal in Kenya

I see that you are a passionate nit-picker. So I must give you some idea about the height averages in the above mentioned basketball powerhouses:

Lithuania 181,3 cm (2001)

Serbia 180,9 cm (2006) + Montenegro

Croatia 180,5 cm (2006-08) + Bosnia and Herzegovina

Australia 178.7 cm (1999-2000)

US blacks 178.0 cm (2003-06)

Greece 178,1 cm (2006-2007)

France 177,8 cm (2006)

Spain 177,3 cm (2000-04)

Russia 177,2 cm (birth cohort 1976-80)

Argentina 174,5 cm (1998-2001)

Turkey 173,6 (2007)

Brazil 173,0 cm (2008-09)

This is not just a list of the tallest nations in the world. In fact, the situation in handball reflects global potential for height-demanding team sports much better, possibly because handball is a much more accessible sport for wider masses of people.

In Argentina, basketball can't be a "minor sport", because the height of the Argentinian team in London is at the 99.96 percentile of the average height. This is a damn strong selection, my dear!

Russia 201,9 cm / 96,1 kg

Lithuania 200,4 cm / 98,8 kg

Spain 200,1 cm /100,0 kg

USA 199,8 cm / 99,4 kg

Argentina 199,1 cm /102 kg

Obviously, not all things are equal. And in team sports, they can never be. Some countries strongly underachieve, others overachieve. It depends on culture and the quality of their sports systems.

Giving an unsourced chart is one thing but coming up with a totally baseless quote such as

"In fact, the situation in handball reflects global potential for height-demanding team sports much better, possibly because handball is a much more accessible sport for wider masses of people. "

is absolutely ridiculous! What is the basis of this assumption ? You understand that I could easily replace handball with basketball or whichever sport I want. Do you understand that even in Europe, you are as, if not more likely to find streetball playground than handball playground ? Do you understand that it is a "niche" sport in most countries that has a large number of followers in very few countries. That I could also say that if it was a more global sport, we would see other countries dominating (the way you say that Dutch would be dominating Basket)

I have lived in France several years and despite the handball team being more successful, basketball has an higher number of player there (registered by the respective federation or not). How is this possible than that French are more successful at handball than in Basketball if it reflects "global potential for height-demanding".

Sorry guy, but that sentence just came out from absolutely nowhere.

What about the situation in TENNIS, why are Spaniards so successful in having such a number of players in the ATP top 100? Why so few Swedes, or Dutch (Don't tell me that they do not care about it, they do as much as the Spaniards)?

Swimming? The INDIVIDUAL Olympic sport which boasts some of the tallest (in average) athletes in the World. In the male events, you will see very few people coming from the tall countries you mention. And WORLD records are not stagnating in this sport.. I'm waiting your answer: Tall Europeans do not compete ...

The problem is that you have also done a good job your destroying your own argument with such quotes:

from "Height is the determining factor in sport"

"team sports are not a good example, because they depend on more factors than just physique. Furthermore, the role of climate is high as well (Where will you improve your football skills in Sweden during January? On ice?)"

to "Obviously, not all things are equal. And in team sports, they can never be. Some countries strongly underachieve, others overachieve. It depends on culture and the quality of their sports systems."

Admitting that height is not the determining factor!

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