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Fast fact #59

#59: Extrapolating from current data, women will be finishing before men in the 100 m sprint at the 2156 Olympics. However, this ignores many factors that make this very unlikely, including that men and women may reach a physiological limit regarding sprint speed.

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Source: Tatem et al. Nature 2004;431:525.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v431/n7008/full/431525a.html
Originally published in Big Picture: Exercise, Energy and Movement
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Education-resources/Teaching-and-education/Big-Picture/All-issues/Exercise-energy-and-movement/index.htm

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