Bobsleigh Brakeman Edgars Nemme Ends His Bobsleigh Career

Edgars Nemme, a bobsleigh brakeman, has decided not to continue his career as a bobsledder. The information was published by Latvian Television, and the news site TVNET relayed it.

Bobsleigh is a winter sport in which a crew of two or four rides a specially built sled down an ice track. The brakeman's job is to push the sled at the start.

The source does not give the reasons for the decision. It also doesn't say whether the athlete plans to do something else, or when the decision was made. Only the fact that his career is ending is available.