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In Sports, Red is the Winning Color
When opponents of a game are equally matched, the team dressed in red is more likely to win, according to a new study.
British anthropologists Russell Hill and Robert Barton of the University of Durham reached that conclusion by studying the outcomes of one-on-one boxing, tae kwon do, Greco-Roman-wresting, and freestyle-wrestling matches at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
In each event， Olympic staff randomly assigned red or blue clothing or body protection to competitors. When competitors equally matched with their opponent in fitness and skill, athletes wearing red were more likely to win . "Where there was a large point difference—presumably because one contestant was far superior to the other—color had no effect on the outcome," Barton said.
"Where there was a small point difference, the effect of color was sufficient to tip the balance."Joanna Setchell, a primate researcher at the University of Cambridge in England, has found similar results in nature. Her work with the large African monkeys known as mandrills shows that red coloration gives males an advantage when it comes to mating.　The finding that red also has an advantage in human sporting events does not surprise her, addding that "the idea of the study is very clever."
Hill and Barton got the idea for their study out of a mutual interest in the evolution of sexual signals in primates—"red seems to be the color, across species, that signals male dominance and testosterone levels," Barton said.For example, studies by Setchell, the Cambridge primate researcher, show that dominant male mandrills have increased red coloration in their faces and rumps（臀部）. In another study ，scientists put red plastic rings on the male zebra finches（斑胸草雀），which increased the  bird’s success in finding a mate.　　Barton said he and Hill speculated some speculated that "there might be a similar effect in humans. Hill and Barton found their answer by viewing Olympic competitors in the ring，on the mat，and in the filed.“Across a range of sports，we find that wearing red is consistently associated with a higher probability of winning，”the researchers write.
Barton adds that this discovery of red’s advantage might lead to new regulations on sports uniforms. In the Olympic matches he studied，for example，it is possible that some medal winners may have had an unintended advantage—their clothing！


16. Both Hill and Barton wanted to find out if color affects the outcome of sports matched.
A Right    B Wrong    C Not mentioned
17. Hill and Barton are both interested in primates.
A Right    B Wrong    C Not mentioned


18. Male mandrills use yellow coloration to attract a mate.
A Right    B Wrong    C Not mentioned
19. Red is not an advantage for zebra finches.
A Right    B Wrong    C Not mentioned
20. The red plastic rings were left on the finches permanently.
A Right    B Wrong    C Not mentioned
21. Hill and Barton believe athletes in red are more likely to win.
A Right    B Wrong    C Not mentioned
22. Many athletes oppose the new regulations on sports uniforms.
A Right    B Wrong    C Not mentioned

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