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Kelowna will host not one, but two world curling championships in 2020.
The World Curling Federation announced Wednesday morning the city will play host to the world mixed doubles and world seniors simultaneously. The events will be held at the Kelowna Curling Club from April 18 to 25, 2020.
“I am delighted that Kelowna has bid to host these world championships in 2020 so soon after running a successful world mixed event in 2018,” federation president Kate Caithness said.
“The Kelowna Curling Club is an ideal venue to house these world events. With over 60 teams competing and supporters and media attending from across the world, as well as the world mixed doubles being one of our live TV events, I am in no doubt the coverage generated for curling’s newest Olympic discipline will be second to none.”
Canada is the defending Olympic champion in mixed doubles.
Kelowna hosted the provincial mixed doubles in 2017.
John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes won the inaugural event in PyeongChang, South Korea last year.
Kelowna earlier this week was recognized as the No. 1 mid-sized Canadian city for hosting sporting events. The Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance, in partnership with Sportcal, determined that Kelowna was tops among cities with populations between 50,000 and 150,000 people.
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