The British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association (BBSA) is the main

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for

bobsleigh Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...

and

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in the United Kingdom.

History

British Bobsleigh was formed in 1927. It was known as the British Bobsleigh Association from 1980 until 2010, with its headquarters in

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. It moved to Bath in 1999. It was incorporated in October 1980.British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association
Companies House In 2010 it merged with the British Skeleton Association. The BBSA became the sports governing body for bobsleigh and skeleton in the UK in 2014.

Structure

The organisation is headquartered at the

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. It is affiliated to the

International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF), originally known by the French name ''Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing'' (FIBT), is the international sports federation for bobsleigh and skeleton. It acts as ...

(IBSF, formerly FIBT).

References

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