Sport in Short: Bobsleigh

MARK TOUT set a track record of 53.05sec in the first run as he drove Britain I to victory at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, in a World Cup competition.

WORLD CUP COMPETITION (Cortina d'Ampezzo, It) Four-man race: 1 Britain I 1min 46.41sec (53.03-53.38); 2 Italy II 1:46.69 (53.34- 53.35); 3 Canada I 1:46.91 (53.16-53.75). Overall standings (after five races): 1 B Shimer (US) 136 pts; 2 C Lori (Can) 129; 3 C Meili (Swit) 118; 6= Tout, W Hoppe (Ger) 99.