it’s world class
IN an incredible achievement for a rural club, members of South Lanarkshire Wheelchair Curling Club (SLWCC) have hosted their first international curling tournament.
Hamilton Ice Rink was the venue for a competition featuring three teams from the host club, two Scotland teams, international sides from Sweden, Canada, the Czech Republic and Germany, plus German club side Mainhattan.
After a fantastic two days of competition, World and Paralympic champions Canada – skipped by Jim Armstrong – defeated Scotland 8-6 in a hotly contested final. Third place went to Sweden, with the Czech Republic fourth.
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Hide Ad“It was a fantastic event for a small club like ours,” said SLWCC president Arthur Bell, whose club is the largest of its kind in the world.”
For more on this story, don’t miss this week’s Carluke and Lanark Gazette which is in the shops now.