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‘You had to teach yourself to walk again… then ten months later won an Olympic medal?’

Anyika Onuora is a retired sprint track and field athlete who won World Championship, European Championship, and Olympic medals for @teamgb. She spoke to Emma Barnett on Â鶹Éç Radio 4's Woman's Hour about her journey to win bronze at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016 after recovering from malaria.

She also discussed her new memoir - My Hidden Race – which details her life and experiences as a Black British woman in international sports.

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