REUTERS NEXT-Cricket great Holding calls for more sports stars to speak out against racism


FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Second Test - England v West Indies - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - July 16, 2020. Jon Super/Pool via REUTERS

(Reuters) - West Indies bowling great Michael Holding wants more sportspeople to step forward and speak out against racism because they have an important platform, he said in an interview at  the  Reuters Next conference on Wednesday.

Holding said it was important that public figures used their celebrity and status to get across important messages, particularly on racism.

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