Success in developing regions: world records evolution through a geopolitical prism.

A previous analysis of World Records (WR) has revealed the potential limits of human physiology through athletes' personal commitment. The impact of political factors on sports has only been studied through Olympic medals and results. Here we studied 2876 WR from 63 nations in four summer disci...

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Main Authors: Marion Guillaume, Nour El Helou, Hala Nassif, Geoffroy Berthelot, Stéphane Len, Valérie Thibault, Muriel Tafflet, Laurent Quinquis, François Desgorces, Olivier Hermine, Jean-François Toussaint
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19862324/pdf/?tool=EBI