Sport-Holding's 'Why We Kneel, How We Rise' named Sports Book of the Year

FILE PHOTO: Horse Racing - Royal Ascot - Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Britain - June 19, 2021 Former West Indies cricket player Michael Holding before the races Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

(Reuters) - West Indies bowling great Michael Holding's book "Why We Kneel, How We Rise" won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award on Thursday.

The book covers racism in sport, examining the root causes of the issue, the toll it takes on communities and the world.