Black History Month: Vwaire Obukohwo | The Moments That Make Us

Friday 31 October 2025 20:13, UK

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Join Vwaire Obukohwo as part of Sky Sports' The Moments That Make Us series, as the GB rower talks through being a black athlete in a predominantly white sport, the injury struggles that 'made her' and much more!

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