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 women害羞草研究所檚 championships in 1986, the world juniors in 2002, and the world mixed in 2018.
Kelowna Curling Club manager Jock Tyre said they害羞草研究所檙e happy to host again.
害羞草研究所淭he Kelowna Curling Club is very proud to have been given an opportunity to showcase our club and city to the curling world,害羞草研究所� Tyre said in a news release. 害羞草研究所淥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.害羞草研究所�
Tyre said he害羞草研究所檚 worked hard to get the championships back to Kelowna.
害羞草研究所淧eople aren害羞草研究所檛 aware with how important we are. We get curlers from all over the world, and they go 害羞草研究所榣ook at the size of this place.害羞草研究所� There害羞草研究所檚 gonna be 480 extra people here for nine days. That what excites me. I love Kelowna, we害羞草研究所檙e a great place to come and we害羞草研究所檙e a great curling community.害羞草研究所�
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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.
害羞草研究所淭ourism Kelowna is proud to support the winning bid for the world mixed doubles and seniors curling championships 2020,害羞草研究所� said Lisanne Ballantyne, Tourism Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 president and CEO in a news release.
害羞草研究所淲e look forward to welcoming the athletes and curling fans to the Okanagan next April.害羞草研究所�
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The 2018 championships generated $1.21 million in economic impact for the province.
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