PyeongChang 2018: Could this be Cool Runnings 2?
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Visa have announced the addition of three athletes from the Nigerian Women’s Bobsled Team to Team Visa, currently training to become the first ever African representatives, to qualify for the Olympic Winter Games in the sport of Bobsled.
In a challenge reminiscent of Cool Runnings — the 90’s comedy classic based on the true story of Jamaica’s national bobsled team’s entry in the 1988 Winter Olympics –Bobsled pilot Seun Adigun, and brakemen Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga, combine their elite track backgrounds to chase their bobsled dreams.
“Already the support and encouragement we have felt as part of Team Visa has been a dream come true,” said Seun Adigun, driver of the Nigerian Women’s Bobsled Team. “We are proud to be part of a team that shares our mission and has connected us with the resources we needed to reach our goal, and hopefully empower others to do the same.”
Without access to proper training equipment or valuable ice time to perfect their skills, the members of the Nigerian Women’s Bobsled Team started their journey on the snow-less grounds of Houston, Texas, in a wooden sled they nicknamed ‘The Maeflower.’ Once the team set their sights on the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, they established a crowdfunding website hoping to raise the much-needed funds to get to PyeongChang. Upon discovering the page, Visa was inspired by their story and determination to carve out a place in history and pledged to help solidify the team’s trip to the Olympic Winter Games.
