No Win Race by Derek A Bardowell review – a painful reflection of racism in British sport
20 May 2019 08:00
A new history confirms sport as an arena of both triumph and trial for black competitors“It’s hard being black. You ever been black?” Larry Holmes, a former heavyweight world boxing champion, once asked his interviewer. “I was black once – when I was poor.”That most tragic of sports always held out transformative potential for impoverished pugilists. Other avenues were denied them but becoming an athlete offered a chance to excel in a meritocracy and belong; they would be black no more. Continue readingread full article
