The world curling championships are returning to Kelowna.
The Kelowna Curling Club will host the world mixed doubles and senior curling championships from April 18 t0 25 next year, and it will serve as an Olympic qualifier.
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Kelowna Curling Club manager Jock Tyre said they香蕉视频直播檙e happy to host again.
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Over 60 teams will compete at the 2020 championships, as fans and supporters will flood Kelowna, as the host nation Canada, is the reigning mixed doubles championships. Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris won the first ever Olympic missed doubles curling gold medals in 2018.
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The 2018 championships generated $1.21 million in economic impact for the province.
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