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<strong>The Welsh bobsleigh team has stunned world sport by winning gold at the Winter Olympics.</strong>

They had gone to South Korea as rank outsiders after failing to impress during training runs at their base near Swansea.



But despite one of the four-man team somehow facing the wrong way, victory was secured in a stunning time of three minutes 13.85.

That time shaved two seconds off the Germans, who were relegated to second.

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Welsh Winter Olympic manager Dai Evans said: "Nobody gave our bobsleigh team a chance, but they couldn't pull the wool over our eyes.

"We have been training hard all winter and deserved the win."

He said a mix-up at the start of the final run saw rear rider Ivor Williams facing the wrong way.

Mr Evans said: "He got in a tangle and leapt into the sled the wrong way round. Perhaps it was an advantage not to be able to see where he was going."

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A worldwide television audience was impressed with the Welsh team's efforts.

Winter Olympics fan Lorraine Fisher, 34, from Suffolk said: "We had a bit of a giggle when we saw them at the top of the run.

"The sled did not look very hi-tech - but they bombed down the run at lightening speed."

The Welsh now hope to increase their medal haul in today's ski-jump final.

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