World Women’s Curling Championship in Prince George cancelled
Posted March 12, 2020 1:57 pm.
VICTORIA (NEWS1130) – The World Women’s Curling Championship in Prince George, B.C. has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Minister of Health Adrian Dix issued a joint statement Thursday recommending the 13-team event be cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
“Given the changing global circumstances of the COVID-19 outbreak, including the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 pandemic declaration and the increasing risks of community spread at large public gatherings, we are announcing today that we have recommended to the World Curling Federation that it postpone the 2020 World Women’s Curling Championship in Prince George,” says the release.
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— World Curling (@worldcurling) March 12, 2020
“We made this decision after careful deliberation with local public health officials and the event organizers. We understand what the championship means to the athletes who have trained hard to compete, but the health of British Columbians is our first priority.
The championship was set to start Saturday at the CN Centre.
It is the third major winter sport championship to be cancelled, following the World Women’s Hockey Championships and the ISU World Figure Skating Championships.
