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LIONS AWAKEN TO BOOST BRITISH CHALLENGE AT WORLDS
England recovered from a potentially devastating defeat at the hands of defending champions Norway to claim their first victory at the World Wheelchair Championships in Stevenston and did so in style with a 10-1 defeat of the USA. After suffering...
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SCOTS DEFEAT PARALYMPIC CHAMPIONS IN OPENER AT WORLDS
Scotland got off to the perfect start when they edged out reigning Paralympic Champions China in their opening match of the World Wheelchair Curling Championships at the Auchenharvie Leisure Centre in Stevenston. With qualifying points for next year’s Paralympics in...
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AUSTIN DRIVEN TO HELP POWER UP WORLD CHAMPS BID
Less than two years ago he had never played wheelchair curling, yet Austin McKenzie’s progression has been so impressive that he will be Scotland’s vice skip when he makes his World Championship debut this weekend. Along with Keith Gray, the...
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INSPIRED ENGLAND AIM TO PROVE WORLD CHAMPS WORTH
Emerging from a coma on his 35th birthday, Newcastle’s Jason Kean discovered that his life had changed forever. While there was enormous relief on being told that his 15-year-old son had emerged unscathed from the horrific accident that had threatened...
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SCOTLAND TEAMS ANNOUNCED FOR THREE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
World number one skip Bruce Mouat and Olympic gold medallist Jen Dodds will represent Scotland in both team and mixed doubles events at this year’s World Championships. For Mouat in particular, regaining one or both titles – having won the...
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SCOTLAND ANNOUNCE TEAMS FOR WORLD WHEELCHAIR CHAMPS HOMECOMING
The World Wheelchair Championships is coming home next month and the hosts have announced the teams that will represent Scotland at Auchenharvie Leisure Centre in Stevenston, North Ayrshire. For two time Paralympian Hugh Nibloe, this opportunity is doubly special with...