26-03-2021, 14:57
This will be the first major Championship played after all sporting restrictions announced because of the pandemic. As would be expected the competitors and support staff will be living in a bubble at the WinArena in Calgary, Canada. They will be following strict Covid-19 protocols and there will be no spectators at the event. A few of the games are to be broadcast on Eurosport.
The competition starts on 2 April through to 11 April and the 14 teams taking part are Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, the Russian Curling Federation Team (RCF), Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States.
Following the 2-year anti-doping ban on Russia taking part in international curling, it has been determined that a Russian Curling Federation team qualify to play. They will not fly the Russian flag, not have the Russian anthem played and there will be no reference to the country during the event. This will also apply to the forthcoming Women's Championship, also to be played at the same venue under the same conditions. Hopefully the organisers will be stricter than they were previously.
The competition starts on 2 April through to 11 April and the 14 teams taking part are Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, the Russian Curling Federation Team (RCF), Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States.
Following the 2-year anti-doping ban on Russia taking part in international curling, it has been determined that a Russian Curling Federation team qualify to play. They will not fly the Russian flag, not have the Russian anthem played and there will be no reference to the country during the event. This will also apply to the forthcoming Women's Championship, also to be played at the same venue under the same conditions. Hopefully the organisers will be stricter than they were previously.
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