Two-woman bobsled

Jamaica’s 2016 Rio Olympic silver medalist, Christania Williams, has expressed her overwhelming emotions after securing her first-ever podium finish as a bobsleigh athlete at the European Championships in Lillehammer on Sunday.

Jamaican-born brakewoman Christania Williams and her driver Katrin Beierl competing for Austria are currently in eighth place at the IBSF World Championships in Lake Placid, following the first two heats of the two-woman bobsled competition on Friday. Competing against 19 other teams, the pair remain in striking distance as they prepare for the final two heats on Saturday.