Men and women can participate in contests in a four-man bob. “ next season together
The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT) has given permission for mixed teams.
“This measure is the zeitgeist,” says FIBT president Ivo Ferriani to the BBC .
“We firmly believe that men and women together can play in the four-man bob. “
The FIBT does not yet allow the women join together in official matches a team. This coming season there are exhibition matches with only women in the bob.
Because weight and speed of the inhibitors is important, the majority of mixed teams from a female pilot and three male inhibitors will exist.
The Canadian pilot Kailie Humphries, who won the two-man in 2010 and 2014 Olympic gold, has already indicated that they want to do in competitions in the four-man bob
next season with a team with
By.: NU.nl/Novum
Picture: Reuters
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