Published: June 08, 2019
The moment the St Kilda player lifted his shirt in response to racist abuse at a 1993 match has now been immortalised
A long-awaited statue of the AFL great Nicky Winmar will be unveiled at the Optus Stadium in Perth next month to commemorate the stand he took against racism.
The statue, showing the moment Winmar lifted his shirt after enduring racist abuse from the crowd at a St Kilda-Collingwood match in 1993 and pointed at his skin, will be unveiled on Noongar country at the start of Naidoc week on 6 July.
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