East Africa runners are so good because of desire to win and NOT genetics study reveals
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It is unlikely athletic success will be the result of a single genetic factor, says Andy Galbraith, a lecturer in exercise physiology at the University of East London. Olympic champion Mo Farah was born in Somalia.
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