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Cool Runnings! Will Jamaica's Bobsled Team finish last?
Settled on 02/19/2014 07:47 Settled by kruijs
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The Jamaican bobsled team is going to Sochi — with the help from the Jamaican Olympic Association, and an added assist from the internet at large.
Jamaica’s governing Olympic committee announced Monday that it will provide all travel costs for the team to go to Russia.
“There’s been so much uncertainty and so many up and downs, but for these moments today, it’s worth it,” Chris Stokes told BuzzFeed. Stokes — who competed in four different Olympics as a member of the team, including the famed 1988 Games, which inspired the movie “Cool Runnings” — will lead the Jamaican delegation in Sochi as the team’s Chef de Mission.
“We’re very thankful for the support we’ve gotten from so many people to finish this journey we’ve started,” he said.
Fans rallied around the team after driver Winston Watts told The Telegraph last week that he wasn’t sure if the team could raise the money to travel to Sochi. Organizers launched big campaigns on Crowdtilt and Indiegogo, both of which have raised thousands for the team.
Stokes said that while travel funds are secure, “there are very real cost considerations.” The team still must pay for training camp and other equipment costs, he said, and they are in contact with both the Crowdtilt and Indiegogo campaigns.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/danoshinsky/the-jamaican-bobsled-team-has-officially-raised-the-money-to
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