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There are people out there who could utterly smash world records but no-one will never know as they haven't taken up that sport. (lemmy.world)
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My wife wondered if we are reaching the limit of human ability in athletics; I think we're only reaching the limit of people who actually take part in those sports.

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I think they're referring to random mutations. There's no evolutionary pressure to get better at any of these skills, so at a population level, we're unlikely to see any change. But at the individual level, it's still possible through these mutations.

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