Harwin sponsors British bobsleigh team for next Winter Olympics

Harwin is the official sponsor of the Great Britain bobsleigh team, consisting of Lamin Deen, Ben Simons, Joel Fearon, James Dasaolu and former long jumper Greg Rutherford.

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Harwin has announced that it is the official sponsor of Great Britain's bobsleigh team, which is currently preparing to compete in the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing.

The Olympic team is trying to raise money to buy a better performing sled than the current one. The aim is to invest around £110,000 in a sled equipped with the latest innovations in aerodynamics and materials science. The sled must reach speeds of over 90 mph on the twisty 1.2-mile track at Xiaohaituo, just outside Beijing, and weigh a maximum of 630 kg with the four-person crew on board, while meeting requirements for lightness and grip.

Leading the team is Lamin Deen, a former Olympian at Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018, fifth at the 2015 World Championships and second in the 2017 World Cup, an event in which he broke the track record with a top speed of 97 mph. He is joined by experienced brakeman Ben Simons, plus world-class riders Joel Fearon and James Dasaolu. Completing the line-up is former long jumper Greg Rutherford, gold medallist at the 2012 London Olympics. "Harwin's involvement in this venture is very much appreciated," says Deen. "It will allow us to get the most out of our training and testing programmes during the months ahead and hopefully help give us an edge when we compete in Beijing 2022."

Ben Green, Harwin's Marketing Communications Manager, explains the company's decision: "Harwin's philosophy has always been to find pioneering ways to set new benchmarks and strive for more. The technology we develop has to work in the most challenging circumstances and cope with the most extreme conditions, and we certainly recognise these traits in what the bobsleigh team is currently doing".

 

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