26 Feb 2010

Dutch bobsleigh team withdraws from Olympics

7:44 am on 26 February 2010

The pilot of the Dutch 4-man bobsleigh team has decided to withdraw from the Olmpic competiton because he's concerned about having a serious accident.

Edwin van Kolker says a crash in the 2-man event and the death of a Georgian luger before the games began had ruined his self-confidence and it was the right decision not to race.

The coach of the Dutch team Tom Delahunty says they gave him every opportunity to change his mind, but he has to respect his decision.......