Jamaican sledders will be in Sochi
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Jamaican">Jamaican</span> <span word="bobsled">bobsled</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="Winston">Winston</span> <span word="Watts">Watts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sochi">Sochi</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jamaican">Jamaican</span> <span word="bobsled">bobsled</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2002. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Watts">Watts</span> <span word="accumulated">accumulated</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lower">lower</span>-<span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>-<span word="drenched">drenched</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1988 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Calgary">Calgary</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="Cool">Cool</span> <span word="Runnings">Runnings</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span>," <span word="Watts">Watts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Watts">Watts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unsure">unsure</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="funding">funding</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> $80,000 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>.</p><p><span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Jamaican">Jamaican</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sochi">Sochi</span> <span word="Organizing">Organizing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="Watts">Watts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="fundraising">fundraising</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sled">sled</span>. <span word="Teams">Teams</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Jamaica">Jamaica</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sled">sled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Watts">Watts</span> <span word="finishing">finishing</span> 28<span word="th">th</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Salt">Salt</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Lascelles">Lascelles</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> -<span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p>
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