Hi-tech supports UK sport

Posted on 4 Mar 2010 by The Manufacturer

UK Sport, the country's high-performance sports agency, today revealed the technology behind bob skeleton Olympic world champion Amy Williams.

The sled used by Wiliams in her gold medal performance at the Vancouver Olympics, is the result of a four-year innovation project that involved a partnership between the University of Southampton and global aerospace and defence company, BAE Systems. Williams, who spent more than 200 hours testing positions and assessing aerodynamics in a wind tunnel…

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