Friday, December 19, 2025
    ADVT 
    Interesting

    Jamaican Bobsled Team Gets Boost In Calgary After Van Breaks Down

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 Nov, 2016 12:49 PM
      CALGARY — The Jamaican bobsled team suffered some hard luck in Calgary on the weekend, but some local businesses and a crowdfunding page have come to their aid.
       
      A group of 12 athletes is travelling through Canada and the U.S. to try and get a spot in the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea.
       
      But while competing at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary on Saturday, the group's van broke down before the they could get to their next stop in Whistler, B.C.
       
      The team was also running low on food and money.
       
      Two businesses, Mobile Data Solutions and Driving Force, have helped supply transportation for the team while a GoFundMe page has been set up to cover other costs of the trip to B.C.
       
      The story of the bobsledders showing up at the 1988 Calgary Games inspired the Disney movie "Cool Runnings."
       
      After competing in Whistler, and if they have enough money, the team will be back in Calgary from Dec. 12 to Jan. 2, before heading to Park City, Utah, and Lake Placid, New York.
      Prev Next

      MORE Interesting ARTICLES

      Cheers! Your Evening Drink May Work As Anti-depressant

      Cheers! Your Evening Drink May Work As Anti-depressant
      Yes, at least in terms of biochemistry. Researchers have found that alcohol produces the same neural and molecular changes as drugs that have proven to be rapidly effective anti-depressants.

      Cheers! Your Evening Drink May Work As Anti-depressant

      Utah Man May Have Contracted Zika From Dying Father's Tears

      Utah Man May Have Contracted Zika From Dying Father's Tears
      A Utah man who mysteriously contracted Zika from his infected father may have got it by touching his dad's tears or sweat with his bare hands,

      Utah Man May Have Contracted Zika From Dying Father's Tears

      12-Year-Old Indian School Boy Plans Protest Against Heavy School Bags

      12-Year-Old Indian School Boy Plans Protest Against Heavy School Bags
      12-year-old school boy Rugved Raikwar will lead an agitation in Chandrapur near Nagpur in Maharashtra on October 2 to protest heavy school bags.

      12-Year-Old Indian School Boy Plans Protest Against Heavy School Bags

      Ottawa gives conditional approval to giant LNG project for B.C. coast

      Ottawa gives conditional approval to giant LNG project for B.C. coast
      The federal government gave conditional approval Tuesday to the massive Pacific NorthWest LNG project planned for British Columbia's northwest coast.

      Ottawa gives conditional approval to giant LNG project for B.C. coast

      World's First Baby Born With New 3 Parent Technique

      World's First Baby Born With New 3 Parent Technique
      The goal was to prevent the child from inheriting a fatal genetic disease from his mother, who had previously lost two children to the illness.

      World's First Baby Born With New 3 Parent Technique

      Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado Strikes At Trump For Insult

      Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado Strikes At Trump For Insult
      Machado, who represented Venezuela in Trump's 1996 "Miss Universe" competition, said the Republican called her "Miss Housekeeping" and "Miss Piggy" when she gained weight after winning the pageant, CNN reported.

      Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado Strikes At Trump For Insult

      PrevNext