Bobsleigh: Japan misses 2-man event at Olympics after federation blunder

Japan will not be able to compete in the 2-man bobsleigh at the Milan-Cortina Olympics next month after the Japan Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation misinterpreted the qualification requirement, it said Tuesday.The federation said it had not been applying for the 4-man bobsleigh's international events, the results of which also count in the new Olympics qualification system for the 2-man bobsleigh as per the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation."Our competition committee misinterpreted the condition," the federation said. "We deeply apologize to the athletes who have taken p…READ FULL ARTICLE