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3. Overview Of Bobsleigh
• Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport
in which teams of two or four friends
make timed runs down narrow,
twisting, banked, iced tracks in a
gravity-powered sled. The timed runs
are combined to calculate the final
score.
• The various types of sleds came
several years before the first tracks
were built in St. Moritz, Switzerland,
where the original bobsleds were
adapted upsized luge/skeleton sleds
designed by the adventurously wealthy
to carry passengers. All three types
were adapted from boys' delivery sleds
and toboggans.

4. Origin Of Bobsleigh
• Although sledding on snow or ice had been popular in many northern
countries, bobsleighing as a modern sport originated relatively recently.
It developed from two crestas (skeleton sleds) attached together with a
board and with a steering mechanism attached to the front cresta. The
sport had humble beginnings, starting when the successful marketing of
hotelier Caspar Badrutt (1848–1904) enticed English tourists were to
stay over the winter in the mineral spa town of St. Moritz, Switzerland.

5. History Of Bobsleigh
First Bobsleigh in Olympics:
• Men's four-man bobsleigh appeared in the first ever Winter Olympic
Games in 1924, and the men's two-man bobsleigh event was
added in 1932. Though not included in the 1960 Winter Olympics,
bobsleigh has featured in every Winter Olympics since.
The History of Bobsleigh at a Glance:
• 1897-In 1897, the world's first bobsleigh club was founded in St.
Moritz, Switzerland, spurring the growth of the sport in winter
resorts throughout Europe. By 1914, bobsled races were taking
place on a wide variety of natural ice courses.

6. Governing Bodies
• International Bobsleigh and Skeleton
Federation(FIBT):
• The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation is
the international sports federation for bobsleigh and
skeleton. It acts as an umbrella organization for 14
national bobsleigh and skeleton associations as of
2007. The Federation was founded on November 23,
1923 by the delegates of Great Britain, France,
Switzerland, Canada and the United States at the
meeting of their first International Congress in Paris,
France. The FIBT headquarters are in Lausanne,
Switzerland

7. Game Rules
Bobsleigh Rules:
• which 1200m must be sloped on a
downward incline. The track must be
designed in such a way that speeds of
between 80 and 100km/h may be
reached after the first 250 metres.
• Athletes may only take part in
bobsleigh competitions using bobs
constructed in strict conformity with
the FIBT's rules and regulations. Two-
man bobs, complete with crew and
equipment, must not weigh in excess
of 390kg for men, and 340kg for
women. Four-man bobs plus crew
and equipment must not weigh in
excess of 630kg. Two-man bobs must
weigh at least 170kg without their
crew. Four-man bobs must weigh at
least 210kg without their crew.

8. Equipments Need
For Bobsleigh
• Brakes
• Push handles
• Helmet
• Start shoes
• Sled
• Two-man sled
specifications
• Four-man sled
specifications
• Steering
control

9. Awards Related To Bobsleigh
• Bobsleigh World Cup:
• Built for the 1992 Olympic Winter Games, the track sits high in
the French Alps, nestled in a valley close to many ski resorts.
• -Length 1,507.5 m
• -Maximum Grade 14.5%
• -Vertical Drop 124.5 m
• -Average Grade 8.29%
• Since the 1984 Winter Olympics, a Bobsleigh World Cup has
taken place. Below is a list of season champions. Each table
shows the country and driver only