> Running is fundamentally one of the most democratic sports
In what sense are you using the word democratic? In terms of low barriers to entry, or something else?
To take your statement at face value, running is decidedly not democratic, as the sport is dominated by 2 east African countries with a negligibly small proportion of the world's population.
For a truly democratic sport, at least 1/7 of the champions/finishers would have to be Chinese and another 1/7 Indian, as those are the two most populous countries in the world.
In what sense are you using the word democratic? In terms of low barriers to entry, or something else?
To take your statement at face value, running is decidedly not democratic, as the sport is dominated by 2 east African countries with a negligibly small proportion of the world's population.
For a truly democratic sport, at least 1/7 of the champions/finishers would have to be Chinese and another 1/7 Indian, as those are the two most populous countries in the world.