11 July 2024
Belarus and Russia event exclusion to continue for 2024
Following a meeting of the World Curling Board, the decision was taken to extend the exclusion of Russia and Belarus from competing at World Curling events until 31 December 2024.
In January, both Member Associations had been excluded from participating in World Curling events until the end of the 2023–2024 season. This has now been extended due to continuing concerns that their involvement would damage the integrity of the events.
The two Member Associations have been excluded from upcoming events using Rule C1(b), which states:
“The Board of the WCF may remove a team or Member Association from any WCF event if in the sole opinion of the Board their presence at the event would damage the event or put the safety of the participants or the good order of the event at risk.”
The Board are continuing to monitor Member Association and athlete concerns relating to the conflict in Ukraine and reserve the right to revisit their decision if required.
