The symmetry of children's knees is linked to their adult sprinting speed and their willingness to sprint in a long-term Jamaican study.
Jamaican athletes are prominent in sprint running but the reasons for their success are not clear. Here we consider the possibility that symmetry, particularly symmetry of the legs, in Jamaican children is linked to high sprinting speed in adults. Our study population was a cohort of 288 rural child...
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Main Authors: | Robert Trivers, Brian G Palestis, John T Manning |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/fad30c59476d4de5bc39e77ed7ed34ec |
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