Photograph: Roberto Tames PereaWhen Roberto Tames closes his eyes, he can still see that grainy television footage of Italian daredevil Eugenio Monti as he hurtles to a thrilling 1968 Olympic bobsleigh victory in Grenoble. A Mexican bobsleigh team? Still, they made their mark and entered the Guinness World Records as the most siblings to compete in a single Winter Olympics event. Thanks to some sponsorship from a hair products company he competed at his third Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City in 2002. “The dream I had when I was seven years old – to represent Mexico in the Winter Olympics – came true.

Source: The Guardian February 19, 2018 09:56 UTC