The world meets the Jamaican bobsleigh team - Calgary 1988 Winter Olympic Games

As a tropical nation Jamaica is not immediately associated with the Winter Olympic Games. However, at the Calgary 1988 Olympic Games, the Jamaican bobsleigh team made its Olympic debut. The team was consider by many an underdog and by its charisma, was a favourite for supporters around the world. The Jamaican athletes were - nonetheless - determined to excel at the Games and had their fastest start so far in their final run. However, during the run, the sled crashed in one of the turns which took awa