A promotion committee for the ShitamachiBobsleigh Network Project announced at a press conference Monday that their Tokyo-crafted sled will not be used by the Jamaican two-woman crew at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opening Friday in South Korea.The project said it entered into a contract with the Jamaican Bobsleigh Federation in July 2016 that stipulates a penalty fee of 68 million yen (about $618,000) for not using the sled. Although they plan to continue negotiations, the project has threatened legal measures such as a claim for damages if they cannot confirm the sled is used.General m…READ FULL ARTICLE
