Team Scotland has had to withdraw from the BKT Tires & OK Tire World Women’s Curling Championships In Prince George, Canada after two further members of the team tested positive for COVID.
Scotland had been fielding a three-member team since the event got underway yesterday (March 19), after skip Rebecca Morrison and alternate Fay Henderson had tested positive ahead of the event and further daily testing has now resulted in two more positive cases. It has been agreed with the organisers that Team Scotland will not take part in any further matches in order to protect the safety of our athletes, our staff, all other competitors and those involved in the event, as well as to maintain the integrity of the 2022 World Championships.All team members are being fully supported at this time and we would like to extend our particular thanks to Beth Farmer, who due to unforeseen circumstances will now not be able to take part in the Championships, having travelled to Canada at short notice while the event was already underway in a bid to help Scotland compete. Arrangements are currently underway to organise the team’s return to Scotland as soon as it is safe and possible for them to do so.
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