RAF gunner who trained for bobsled by pushing Mini qualifies for Winter Olympics

AN RAF gunner who educated for the bobsled by pushing a Mini round a metropolis in lockdown has certified for the Winter Olympics.

L/Cpl Shanwayne Stephens, 31, will symbolize Jamaica in Beijing subsequent month in a bobsleigh crew with Rolando Reid, Ashley Watson and Matthew Wekpe.

RAF gunner Shanwayne Stephens, 31, will symbolize Jamaica in Beijing subsequent month as he educated for the bobsled by pushing a Mini round PeterboroughCredit score: The Solar

He made the Queen giggle in Could, 2020 when he defined his coaching technique in Peterborough as she chatted to service personnel on Zoom.

Shanwayne mentioned yesterday that the four-man crew’s success echoed 1993 movie Cool Runnings a few Jamaican crew within the 1988 winter video games.

The athlete, who's travelling again from qualifiers in Austria, mentioned: “Our story isn’t too removed from that.

"It means loads to us, the game and Jamaica as an entire.”

"The help from the RAF has been magnificent, they gave me the chance to go to my first trials and have given me the time to coach.

"I wish to thank them for that chance."