Sebastian Westin of Sweden won the overall International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation Para Sport World Cup crown and the European title as the season came to a dramatic end in La Plagne.
Sweden's Sebastian Westin won the opening race of the weekend as Christopher Stewart of Switzerland extended his overall lead at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation Para Sport World Cup in La Plagne.
Athletes on the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation Para Sport World Cup circuit are set to compete for the overall title and the European crown in La Plagne in France this weekend.
Switzerland's Jonas Frei became the youngest bobsleigh pilot to win the gold medal at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation Para-Sport World Championships after securing victory in St Moritz.
Switzerland's Jonas Frei holds a significant advantage at the halfway stage of the bobsleigh event at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation Para-Sport World Championships in St Moritz.
Christopher Stewart narrowly maintained his lead in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Para Sport World Cup standings after a fourth-place finish in St Moritz.
Switzerland's Christopher Stewart topped the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Para Sport World Cup standings after the season opener in St Moritz.
Bobsleigh will not be included at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics, with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) determining that minimum criteria for the number of nations regularly participating in the sport has not been met.
Bobsleigh athletes have ramped up calls for the sport to be added to the Paralympic programme, ahead of meeting early next year where its fate is set to be decided.
Canada's Lonnie Bissonnette secured the defence of his overall International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Para Sport World Cup title after registering first and second-place finishes at the last stop of the season in Park City.
Great Britain’s Corie Mapp has retained his lead in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Para Sport World Cup standings, despite failing to secure a podium finish in the latest two races in Lake Placid.
Great Britain’s Corie Mapp leads the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Para Sport World Cup standings after the latest two races in St Moritz.
Great Britain's Corie Mapp made it two wins out of two, as action concluded today at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Para Sport World Cup in Oberhof.
Corie Mapp of Britain continued his good start to the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Para Bobsleigh World Cup season, with victory in Oberhof.
Corie Mapp will look to continue his strong start to the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) Para Bobsleigh World Cup, in the German town of Oberhof.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
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The coronavrius pandemic has had a profound impact on sport, but many elite athletes have also made their impact felt during the health crisis, working on the medical frontline and in some cases sacrificing their chances of sporting success for the good of public health. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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