One of the Most Dangerous Sports in the World Tokyo, Jan. 11.
Bob-sledding, one of the most dangerous sports in the world, will make "Rib first appearance in Japan at Bapporo, site of the 1940 Winter Olympic Games.
To make competition possible for Japanese, Dr. S. Zentzytzki was invited to core to Japan by the Olympic Organizing Committee to plan the course at Sapporo, which has not yet been completed. Another smaller course will be used this winter.
Bob-sledding was made a part of the Olympic programme ju 1928 at St. Moritz, followed by the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid in 1932 and at- Garmisch-Partenkirchen last year.
To win a bob-sled race, it takes more daring than skill because it all depends on the driver and the brake-ran, who often has his own ideas of how and when to use the brake. The courses are from one mile to a mile and half long, with 20 to 30 turns, many of which are hairpin curves, The average speed of a sled is 60 to 70 miles per hour on the straight-aways and 35 to 40 on the turns, depending on the pressure of the brakes.
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