Jamaica's bobsleigh crew honoured to carry on 'Cool Runnings' legacy at Winter Olympics
Jamaica will have a four-man crew racing at the Winter Olympics for the first time since 1988.
Jamaica will have a four-man crew racing at the Winter Olympics for the first time since 1988.
While the Jamaicans were creating history by creating an Olympic bobsleigh team, there was something very similar happening at home in Ireland.
The news comes 30 years after the Caribbean nation’s men team achieved a similar feat — spawning the 1993 film ‘Cool Runnings’.
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The 34-year-old is joined by fellow Olympic runner Ryan Bailey.
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Giving a whole new meaning to: “He’d sleep through anything”.
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Get on up, its bobsled time!
Somebody get the lucky egg out.
Jamaica we have a bobsled team.
The annual Winter Classic took place yesterday.
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