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Jamaican bobsled team qualifies for Olympics after 24 years

Jamaica's bobsled team qualifies for Winter Olympics for the first time in 24 years

Aired 01/27/2022

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Jamaican bobsled team qualifies for Olympics after 24 years

Clip: 1/27/2022 | 1m 52sVideo has Closed Captions

Jamaica's bobsled team qualifies for Winter Olympics for the first time in 24 years

Viewers may remember the unlikely but true story of the Jamaican bobsled team that made it to the Olympics. It was a feat popularized in the 1993 film, "Cool Runnings." Now, Jamaica's bobsled team is back at it again. Lucy Watson from Independent Television News explains.

Aired 01/27/2022

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