But as that idea started to fade away, as sports scientists and coaches realized that you want highly specialized bodies that fit into certain athletic niches, a form of artificial selection took place, a self-sorting for bodies that fit certain sports, and athletes' bodies became more different from one another.
しかし 平均的な体躯よりも それぞれの競技ニッチに適した 高度に専門化された体躯が 好ましいと スポーツ科学者やコーチたちが 気付き 古い考えが衰退し始めると 一種の人工的な選別が 起こり始め 競技ごとに最適な 体つきが自然と選別され始め スポーツ選手の体型は 次第に多様化して行ったのです