Japan's Olympic bobsleigh berths on hold

Japan's Olympic bobsleigh berths on hold

TURIN, Italy - Suguru Kiyokawa (L) and Chisato Nagaoka, two of Japan's four-member bobsleigh team, speaks with reporters at the Japan Bobsleigh and Luge Federation in Nagano on Jan. 31. They face a nervous wait to see if they are allowed to appear at the Winter Olympics after it was learned they have not obtained entry qualification for the upcoming event in Turin.

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