Jamaica were last represented at the Winter Olympics in 1988 by the men's Bobsleigh team and have been absent from the games since then.

Their women's Bobsleigh team have however made history as they have sealed qualification.

According to the BBC, The Jamaican team would be led by Jazmine Fenlator,  an athlete who represented the United States at the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi.

The American born Jazmine said "Pyeongchang will be my second appearance at the Winter Games, but it is just as special as my first,"

"This time I have the opportunity to represent my other home - Jamaica - and make history as the first female team representing the country in the Winter Olympic Games."

Among the Jamaican bobsleigh team is Carrie Russell who is the Brake woman, she is a gold medal winner at the World Athletics Championship in the 4 by 100m relay event,.

Carrie said, "This is one of the happiest moments of my life, I never dreamed that I would become a bobsled athlete."

The third woman who makes up the Jamaican bobsled team is Audra Segree who is a Brake woman and like Russell she is a sprinter.

She said "A leap of faith and a dream come true later I will be representing my country as one of the first women bobsled athletes in the Olympics."

The Jamaican team joins Nigeria's women's bobsleigh team who are set to be Africa's first sled to compete at a Winter Olympics.

The Bobsleigh team and Simi Adeagbo (Skeleton event) will represent Nigeria at the Winter Olympics