gymnastics a sport for rich white kids?

Bekah started an interesting thread on IG Forum:

USA Gymnastics vs. Race

2009 National Team-
White- 66.7%
Black- 14.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander- 11.1%
Hispanic- 7.4%

Here is the United states as a whole in 2008 according to the US Census Bureau-
White- 65.6%
Black- 12.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander- 4.7%
Hispanic- 15.4%

(The Margin of Error includes Native Americans and Those who check the “multi-racial” box)

So I guess this shows that Whites are fairly represented, as are African Americans, and The Asians are over represented while the Hispanics are underrepresented. However, genetically and physiologically, this makes sense.

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A small sample, for sure. But this snapshot I think is somewhat accurate for what’s happening in North America.

Gymnastics is still a sport for rich white kids. But at the highest level ethnicity is getting more balanced.