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#WinterOlympics | Jamaica remain in 28th place after two rounds of 4-man bobsled

Published:Friday | February 18, 2022 | 11:33 PMDaniel Wheeler/Staff Reporter
Shanwayne Stephens, Ashley Watson, Rolando Reid and Matthew Wekpe, of Jamaica, arrive to the finish area after the 4-man heat 2 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, February 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing.
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Shanwayne Stephens, Ashley Watson, Rolando Reid and Matthew Wekpe, of Jamaica, arrive to the finish area after the 4-man heat 2 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, February 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing.

After two rounds Jamaica remain in 28th place in the 4-man bobsleigh event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The team of pilot Shanwayne Stephens, Rolando Reid, Ashley Watson and Matthew Wekpe finished their second run in 1:01:39 minutes but were not fast enough to move up the rankings. They currently have a combined time of 2:02:19 minutes.

Two German teams are in the top two positions led by the team of pilot Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer and Alexander Schueller with a combined time of 1:57:00 minutes. The team of pilot Johannes Lochner, Florian Bauer, Christopher Weber and Christian Rasp are in second with a combined time of 1:57:03 minutes. The Canadian team of pilot Justin Kripps, Ryan Sommer, Cam Stones and Benjamin Coakwell are third in 1:57:38 minutes.

Jamaica will make their third run Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Jamaica time. They will need to finish in the top 20 to advance to the fourth and final round.

daniel.wheeler@gleanerjm.com