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| I got it - the movie name is Cool Runnings.
More details are here:
http://www.jamaicans.com/bobsled/
Look at the site and see their photos if possible and see the movie Cool Runnings if possible.
I am copying the main portion of this page here:
Fourteen years ago the first Jamaican Bobsleigh team made history in the Calgary Olympics Winter Games. They warmed the hearts of many worldwide in their first attempt at Olympic glory and was even immortalized in the popular Walt Disney movie 'Cool Runnings'. Since then the team has been a mainstay in the Winter Olympics and now have their eyes focused on bringing back a medal to Jamaica.
In the first games (1988) the team was seen as a novelty as they had many technically difficulties, injuries and crashes. In the second games (1992) the team had drastically improved. They had practiced hard for 4 years and were confident and focused. The 4-man team came in 14th ahead of the US, French, Russian and Italians teams. This was just the beginning. In the 2-man event the Jamaican team shocked the world by beating the Swedish national champions and coming in 10th place.
The team has continued to improve and took in 2000, and took gold at the World Push Championships in Monte Carlo in three events and posting the fasted start time at the World Cup.
The determination and hard work of the Jamaican team has paid off as they sent a teams to 2002 Winter Olympic games in Salt Lake City, Utah. Theteam placed 28th in the 2 man bobsled race.
The Jamaican team: Mark Hill, Winston Watt, Lascelles Brown, Garnett Jones, Stewart Maxwell, Clive McDonald and women, Porscha Morgan, Winsome Cole, Taniesha LcLean and Dukelyn Barrett,
The team coach: Trond Knaplund from Norway.
Posted by: Mr. Kumar SVS At: 20, Feb 2005 12:21:31 PM IST
Oh, this is a really great news!!!
I know about this guy already - around 5 years back, he met with an accident and luckily escaped without any problems.
Yes, I am really proud to see him in Formula1 races. Though many IT guys are working in several countries and India is getting huge IT projects, still we are considered as a cheap and poor country and we are treated as poor guys. Poor and poverty is there in India in terms of money, I agree - but it should not be in thinking. Narain Karthikeyan and his parents are really rich people - yes, they are highly rich in thinking!
I am proud of him and wish to see him grow - and wish to see many more rich thinking Indians!
Btw, recently I saw a movie (sorry I forgot the name of the movie) about 4 guys from Jamaica. That movie is made based on the real facts. In 1984 or so, a team of 4 players from Jamaica participated in a winter olymic sport in Canada. Jamaica is a country where there is no snow. Nobody knows about winter olympics there. When these guys reaches Canada with their coach, everybody at the winter olympics get shocked to see these black/tan looking guys.
By the end of the movie, all the white players from all countries appraise them for their heroic first attempt to the winter olympics.
That incident and the movie are so great. I will find the name of the movie and post it here again. If anybody knows about it, please post it here.
Once again, I am proud of Narain Karthikeyan - I am not expecting any medals or prizes - it's just proud that he is representing India in a high class game!
Posted by: Mr. Kumar SVS At: 20, Feb 2005 12:16:28 PM IST
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