I've been watching the 2012 Olympics rerun on Iplayer and and have watched a multitude of athletes competing in various sports. The physiques of the competitors in these sports differ obviously due to the training they do and the muscles and joints that are used. If there was a comprehensive test and a set, agreed number of qualifying parameters, what sport do you think has the fittest participants?
I've always thought boxers (especiallly lighter weight) to be the fittest as they need to have everything:- power, endurance, strength, stamina, speed. However having watched the Olympic rerun I've thought maybe swimmers, or middle distance runners, or even judo players, and I've not even mentioned footballers.
Who do you think?