Spin: Why Is The USA So Dominant In The Olympics?

[Osmar]

US has Title IX

 

[superunknown23]

Population size is meaningless. India has about 4 times more people but it's completely absent on the medals table.
You need a combination of many things: money, size, diversity (ethnic, geographic/climate), general public interest and strong patriotism.

 

[Miggs]

Most money spent on athletics and training/facilities...add that America sends more athletes than other countries...

 

[Miggs]

Population size is meaningless. India has about 4 times more people but it's completely absent on the medals table.
You need a combination of many things: money, size, diversity (ethnic, geographic/climate), general public interest and strong patriotism.

India is an exception to the rule.population has alot to do with number of athletes sent and medals won...

 

[DonKnock]

Most of the "developed" countries win a large percentage in Women's sports, inflating their totals over countries where Women's sports aren't very prominent or catered to.

 

[superunknown23]

India is an exception to the rule.population has alot to do with number of athletes sent and medals won...

Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam, Egypt, Iran, Thailand, Turkey, Congo, Ethiopia...
They all have larger populations than all European countries (except Russia & Germany), yet they ain't exactly beasting out there

 

[David_TheMan]

India is an exception to the rule.population has alot to do with number of athletes sent and medals won...

Nah
India, Brazil, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Bangladesh are 6 of the 10 most populous nations on earth and all olympic light weights.
China, US, Russia, and Japan are the other 4 nations in the top 10 and only China, US, and Russia are Olympic powerhouses.

Then you look at the Germany, UK, Jamaica , and other nations who have quite a bit of Olympic success and the population argument has no merit.
Its more financing for the olympics games specifically

 

[superunknown23]

Nah
India, Brazil, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Bangladesh are 6 of the 10 most populous nations on earth and all olympic light weights.
China, US, Russia, and Japan are the other 4 nations in the top 10 and only China, US, and Russia are Olympic powerhouses.

Then you look at the Germany, UK, Jamaica , and other nations who have quite a bit of Olympic success and the population argument has no merit.
Its more financing for the olympics games specifically

It's not just money either: Some of those countries only care about 1 or 2 sports (cricket in India/Pakistan/Bangladesh or soccer in Nigeria for example).
Diversity in interests counts too.

 

[Saint1]

The

Stronger and larger genetic pool of diversity.

There are over 300 million people from all backgrounds.

only in the US are you going to find a Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps with a Lebron James and Stephan Curry coming from the same country

There's no one factor but this plays a major role. We got a globally mixed gene pool training in some of the best facilities in the world.

 

[David_TheMan]

It's not just money either: Some of those countries only care about 1 or 2 sports (cricket in India/Pakistan/Bangladesh or soccer in Nigeria for example).
Diversity in interests counts too.

great point

 

[Samori Toure]

We're one of the larger countries, we have money and resources for athletes to train and excel in a variety of sports, and we have a significant black athlete population.

Once those West African countries start to properly fund their athletic programs then shyt is going to be lit. I keep noticing that the sprinters from Ivory Coast and Ghana are getting closer and closer to the USA and Jamaica.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

regardless of the issues brehs always want to bring up, you live in a country with a high quality of life and stability, time can be spent pursuing, and funding, leisure activities like sports. we're also a more physical culture - like the aussies, kiwi's, etc - we're countries that laud "ruggedness" and "masculinity" and sports comes with the territory. then add in we're a country where women aren't as oppressed and have pressed for equal opportunities (title ix), it's easy to see how we dominate on that side, aint too many countries pumping funding into women's sports the way we do.

 

[FaTaL]

Money and one of the most successful doping programs in the world

we are clean

we are not russia

Tony

• FaTaL
• Jul 31, 2016

 

[Jean Jacket]

Money for training. Roids. Psycho eat your own culture.

 

[El Bombi]

we are clean

we are not russia

Tony

• FaTaL
• Jul 31, 2016

Let that dumb nikka keep talking out of his ass.