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Sport Annie Tagoe: GB sprinter on racism, skin lightening and finding confidence
Sprinter Annie Tagoe talks to BBC Sport about racism, skin lightening when she was younger and finding her self confidence.An elite British sportswomen’s survey carried out by BBC Sport found 78% of respondents were conscious of their body image. On the issue of racism, 20% of the 537 who answered the questionnaire said they had…
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Sprinter Annie Tagoe talks to BBC Sport about racism, skin lightening when she was younger and finding her self confidence.
An elite British sportswomen’s survey carried out by BBC Sport found 78% of respondents were conscious of their body image. On the issue of racism, 20% of the 537 who answered the questionnaire said they had experienced or witnessed racism.
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READ MORE: BBC Elite British Sportswomen’s Survey results
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