Correlating Olympic gold with general fitness benefits
Submitted by Shepherd on August 15, 2008 - 12:20
El Santo raises a good point in response to my anti-Olympic tirade: that top-medal winners tend toward better public infrastructure overall. Which is kind of inarguable — industrialized nations with disposable income and energy tend to produce more Olympic athletes than underdeveloped countries with fewer spare resources to dedicate to developing top-notch synchronized swimmers.
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