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.
Kelowna has hosted three championships in the past with the world women91裸聊视频檚 championships in 1986, the world juniors in 2002, and the world mixed in 2018.
Kelowna Curling Club manager Jock Tyre said they91裸聊视频檙e happy to host again.
91裸聊视频淭he Kelowna Curling Club is very proud to have been given an opportunity to showcase our club and city to the curling world,91裸聊视频� Tyre said in a news release. 91裸聊视频淥ur world class volunteers did such an amazing job with the 2018 world mixed that it makes us feel very prepared to step it up a notch with the world seniors and mixed doubles.91裸聊视频�
Tyre said he91裸聊视频檚 worked hard to get the championships back to Kelowna.
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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.
91裸聊视频淭ourism Kelowna is proud to support the winning bid for the world mixed doubles and seniors curling championships 2020,91裸聊视频� said Lisanne Ballantyne, Tourism Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 president and CEO in a news release.
91裸聊视频淲e look forward to welcoming the athletes and curling fans to the Okanagan next April.91裸聊视频�
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The 2018 championships generated $1.21 million in economic impact for the province.
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