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T&T bobsled team pilot Axel Brown, front, and brakeman Andre Marcano in action during a heat in the two-man bobsleigh event at the Winter Olympic Games at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre in Beijing, China on Monday. The team finished 27th of the 30 countries after heat one and two with an accumulated time of 2:01.70. Courteys TeamTTO

T&T closed the first day of competition in the two-man bobsleigh competition at the ongoing Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China in 27th place of the 30 countries on Monday.

Axel Brown and Andre Marcano, of Trinidad and Tobago, compete during the two-man heat 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, on Monday, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo) -

TRINIDAD and Tobago men’s bobsleigh team must execute perfectly and hope several top nations falter during race three on Tuesday morning if they are to have the slightest chance of advancing to the fourth and final round at the Winter Olympic Games.

FINE-TUNING: Axel Brown and Andre Marcano of Trinidad and Tobago speed down the track during a two-man bobsleigh training run Saturday, at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in the Yanqing district of Beijing, China. —Photo: AP

T&T bobsleigh men seeking to advance out of heats.

Axel Brown and Andre Marcano of Trinidad and Tobago speed down the track during a 2-man bobsleigh training heat at the 2022 Winter Olympics, on Saturday, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP PHOTO) -

TRINIDAD AND Tobago men’s bobsleigh team begin their 2022 Winter Olympic Games campaign at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre in Beijing, China, from 8.05 am (TT time) on Monday.

Carlos Andres Quintana was embraced by gold medallist Iivo Niskanen of Finland after their 15km cross-country skiing event. Credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images

As Iivo Niskanen crossed the finish line after 37 minutes and 54.8 seconds of gruelling racing across the 15km Zhangjiakou cross-country skiing course, he collapsed.

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