Aberdeen set to stage World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Sunday, 16 May 2021
Aberdeen is set to host the latest major curling event to be held during the COVID-19 pandemic when the city stages the World Mixed Doubles Championship from tomorrow.
Twenty teams have entered the tournament at Curl Aberdeen, due to run through to May 23 and which will take place under a series of COVID-19 restrictions and protocols.
Qualification for the the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing will be on offer for the countries which finish in the top seven.
Scotland's hosting of the Championship was only confirmed in March, when the country was in a national lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis.