Having featured at every Winter Olympics (save one - Squaw Valley 1960), the bobsleigh is an iconic part of the Games. It is one of the three sliding sports on the programme at Beijing 2022, alongside the skeleton and luge.

There are 12 medals available in the bobsleigh competition at the Games, with two events each for men and women, including the brand new women's monobob event.

All sliding events will take place at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre, located in the Xiaohaituo mountain area in Yanqing, located 74km north-west of the Chinese capital.

The track that will be used for the sliding events is the first of its kind in the world incle a 360-degree turn. The competition length of the track is 1615m, with a maximum gradient of 18 per cent and 16 curves.

The venue has a seating capacity of 2,000 and a standing capacity of 8,000 for spectators.