“…It has been demonstrated that the RR genotype is over-represented in several groups of power-athletes (Druzhevskaya et al 2008;Eynon et al 2009e;Niemi and Majamaa, 2005;Yang et al 2003), with the overall conclusion that this specific genotype may confer an advantage in power-oriented sports events, e.g. sprint, jumping or throwing.…”