Curling Mixed Doubles World Championship Canceled New Virus March 15 11:49
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the curling mixed doubles world championship scheduled to take place in Canada next month has been canceled.
The tournament will be held next month from 18 to 25, and from Japan, a pair of Chiaki Matsumura of Chubu Electric Power who won the Japan Championship and Yasumasa Yata of Consadole Sapporo in Hokkaido was scheduled to participate, The World Curling Federation announced on Wednesday that it will cancel the tournament.
The curling mix doubles has become an official event since the previous Pyeongchang Olympics, and the teams participating in the world championship will be given points related to the next Beijing Olympic qualification for each result, so the World Curling Federation will , Including changes to how teams decide to compete in the Olympics.