Cool Runnings: Jamaica bobsled team qualifies
Winston Watts and Marvin Dixon qualified to represent Jamaica in next month's Olympic Games in Sochi in a two-man sled, the first time a bobsled team that has represented the Caribbean island since 2002, ESPN reports
This will be Watts' fourth Olympics after competing in 1994, 1998, and 2002. It is his second appearance in a two-man sled; in 1994 and 1998, he competed in a four-man sled.
Despite qualifying, the team might not be able to compete due to funding. Team members are hoping the Jamaican Olympic Association steps in, or donations will come from elsewhere.
"In truth, we still don't really know at the moment if we'd even have enough funds or sponsorship to fly to Sochi itself for the Games itself," Watts told the London Telegraph before they earned a trip to Sochi. "It all depends. Our families need to be taken care of first. If there's no funding, who knows?"
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