Harbin, China, Feb 13, 2025 (AFP) - Curl Runnings! Philippines bank on unlikely Winter Olympics berth

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2025-02-13

A banker, a construction worker, an electrician and an entrepreneur from snowy Switzerland have an unlikely shot at making Winter Olympics curling history -- for the tropical Philippines. Jamaica's bobsleigh team were immortalised in the movie "Cool Runnings" after taking part in the 1988 Winter Olympics. And the "Curling Pilipinas" could be the next candidates for the Hollywood treatment, should they line up at Milan-Cortina in 2026. The Swiss-......

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