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Curling Milestones
16th Century
First recorded evidence of Curling being played in Scotland and the Netherlands

1838
Grand Caledonian Curling Club established in Scotland. First Rules of Curling are drawn up.

1843
Grand Caledonian Curling Club becomes the Royal Caledonian Curling Club (RCCC)

1924
Curling is played at the 1st Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix

1959
Scotch Cup is launched between Scotland and Canada

1960s
USA, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, France and Germany start to compete in the Scotch Cup.

1966
International Curling Federation (ICF) officially established.

1968
Air Canada Silver Broom replaces the Scotch Cup.

1975
First World Junior Men's Curling Championship

1979
First World Ladies Curling Championship

1982
ICF becomes an independent entity

1988
First World Junior Women's Curling Championship

1989
World Curling Championships and World Junior Curling Championships established (M & W)

1991
The ICF becomes the World Curling Federation (WCF)

1998
Curling included in the programme of the Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan

2002
First World Wheelchair Curling Championship
First World Senior Championships
First Continental Cup

2003
Curling part of World University Winter Games and Asian Winter Games for the first time

2005
World Mens and Womens Curling Championships separated into two events again
Curling included in European Youth Olympic Festival programme

2006
Wheelchair Curling included in the programme of the Paralympic Winter Games, Turin, Italy

2007
First World Curling Championship staged in Asia

2008
First World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship