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Why the dominance of East Africans in distance running? A narrative review

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  • Additional Information
    • Publication Information:
      De Gruyter, 2024.
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Collection:
      LCC:Medicine
      LCC:Sports
    • Abstract:
      Runners from East Africa including Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda have dominated middle- and long-distance running events, for almost six decades. This narrative review examines and updates current understanding of the factors explaining the dominance of East Africans in distance running from a holistic perspective.
    • File Description:
      electronic resource
    • ISSN:
      2942-6812
    • Relation:
      https://doaj.org/toc/2942-6812
    • Accession Number:
      10.1515/teb-2024-0018
    • Accession Number:
      edsdoj.f7d005efca8645b99b365405f014e75f