Der Sportwissenschaflter Ross Tucker über die Erfolge ostafrikanischer Läufer und ihre Gründe – und über das grundlegende Problem des Vertrauens in die Leistung von Sportlern, wenn (auch) gedopt wird.
I think THERE IS a physiological basis for the concentration of east African/Kenyan/Kalenjin/Nandi runners. I believe that THERE ARE legitimate biomechanical advantages that are more likely to be found in these populations than elsewhere, and which explain their over-representation. In turn, I believe that there are principles and concepts that studying east African runners can teach the world about being better runners.
Ross Tucker, sportscientists.com
But there’s a confounder that you simply cannot ignore unless you’re in total denial – doping.
Er empfiehlt vor allem Mustererkennung zur Einschätzung von sportlichen Leistungen einzusetzen (und betont, dass das natürlich kein Nachweis von Doping ist). Solche Muster könnten z.B. sein:
Anyone who runs a time in the top 50 in history, or who comes top 5 in a big city marathon, is automatically high risk
Any major improvement in performance, with a huge increase in suspicion if that improvement happens more than about three years into the athlete’s career, must be viewed as highly suspicious.
Erratic performance.
Ross Tucker, sportscientists.com
und, natürlich nicht zu vergessen, das sonstige Verhalten der Athleten.
Das gibt eine interessante, bedenkenswerte Lektüre.
Tucker, R. (2019, April 25). We need to talk about East African runners and general trust vs skepticism in performances. Retrieved May 9, 2019, from https://sportsscientists.com/2019/04/we-need-to-talk-about-east-african-runners-and-general-trust-vs-skepticism-in-performances/