Most of the athletic girls will have ring fingers that are longer than their index fingers.

Finger length and athletic capabilities

It has long been observed that men tend to have a longer ring finger than index fingers, while women’s index fingersand ring fingers are usually of equal length. A larger ring-to-index finger ratio in men has been associated with more aggressive behavior and better athletic abilities. As for women, their ring-to-index finger ratios are instead  associated with verbal skills.

Researchers from King’s College, London have studied this phenomenon and it has been  discovered that women who have a longer ring fingers than index fingers, tend to be very successful in athletics and other sports. They were found to be especially good in running events as well as other sports that involved running, such as football, hockey and tennis.

The difference in finger length was initially believed to be determined by the levels of testosterone in the womb. However, later studies have shown that finger length is mostly determined by genetic inheritance, and not by hormone levels. in the womb 
 

The hypothesis that most of the athletic girls will have a longer ring finger than index finger has been proven to be true.

The finger length ratio can be used to help identify potential athletes for training and grooming while they are still young. It has always been known that sports and athletic abilities are genetically inherited and the same genes might hold the answer to the finge- length ratio.

 

What would happen if the science fair project was done to compare the finger length ratio of athletes in different areas of sports?

The experiment may be repeated to compare the finger length ratio in male athletes.

Also, what about toe length? If the finger-length ratio gives us clues about a person's athletic abilities, perhaps their toes may also do so?