Canadiens Pip Golden Knights to Tie Series
ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 18-19, 2021 SPORTS 14 Canadiens pip Golden Knights to tie series Russian crew disqualifi ed Britain upgraded to WCup bobsled gold from ’17 race LONDON, June 17, (AP): The World Cup win. British bobsled team said Thursday “It’s fantastic to see that Lamin, it has won a World Cup four-man Ben, Toby and Andrew have been gold medal for the fi rst time, a re- upgraded to race winners,” British sult that became offi cial nearly four federation chair Joanna Poulton years after the what is now consid- said. “It’s a huge achievement and ered the winning sled crossed the something they should be incred- fi nish line. ibly proud of, as we all are.” British Bobsleigh and Skel- The British federation said it has eton announced that the four- asked the International Bobsled man team of and Skeleton Federation to provide Lamin Deen, replacement gold medals from that Ben Simons, race, plus new bronze medals for Toby Olubi and Andrew Matthews BOBSLED has been up- graded to the gold medal a World Cup race that occurred in for a race in Lake Placid, New York, in January Canada that 2016. With some of Kasjanov’s occurred Nov. results vacated, Deen, Matthews, 25, 2017, Poulton John Baines and Joel Fearon would in Whistler, have fi nished third in that competi- British Columbia. tion. The reason: The Russian crew The British announcement of that beat them that day has since the upgraded World Cup results been disqualifi ed because the and the fi rst four-man win came driver of that sled - Alexander on Deen’s 40th birthday.
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