YANQING — One of the pioneering Jamaican bobsled team members who first competed at the 1988 Winter Games and inspired the movie “Cool Runnings” has big plans for racers from the Caribbean island at future Olympics. Thirty-four years ago, Chris Stokes only planned to travel to the Calgary Winter Olympics to watch his brother Dudley […]
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COOL RUNNINGS II: Jamaica Makes History With 3 Bobsled Teams In The Olympics
KINGSTON — Jamaica has qualified for three Olympic bobsled events for the first time ever, their team said, setting the stage for a “Cool Runnings”-style underdog drama to unfold at the Beijing Games. For the first time in 24 years, Team Jamaica will send a four-man sled, the event which inspired the popular film about the […]