Gdansk (RWH) Janis Minins from Latvia is the new coach of the bobsleigh athletes from Poland. The federation Polski Zwiazek Bobslei i Skeletonu introduced the former bobsleigh athlete on ist Facebook page.

As athlet, Janis Minins was 2008 European Champion in four man bob. One year later, he won 2009 World Championships bronze, the first medal for Latvia in bobsleigh sport.

As a coach, Minins amongst others worked for the teams from Slovakija and Belgium. Since 2013, he worked with Russia’s womens bobsleigh athletes. ©RWH2016

Photo: Charlie Booker