Akiva Tatz the writer of ‘Obstacle Race: Aborigines in Sport’ traces racism in Australian sport all the way back to the 1800’s. The earliest known date of racism in sport occurred in 1888, where white sprinters refused to run against indigenous runners in the Sheffield Handicap held at Thargomindah, Queensland. The boycott resulted in an Aborigines-only race being held. The relevant issue is discrimination in Australia’s society towards athletes. The Racial Discrimination Act 1975, administered by HREOC aims to ensure that people are treated equally, regardless of their race, colour, national and ethnic origin, descent, ethnic or ethno-religious background. Although this doesn’t stop most people, as the latest found use of racism was in 2015,
