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Wheelchair Curling

Wheelchair curling is curling for athletes in wheelchairs. Stones are delivered from a stationary seated position by hand or delivery stick; sweeping is not part of the format, so line, weight and team call before release are central.

LevelAdaptive FamilyPara Sports CategoryPara winter sport / curling

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Classification

Category Para winter sport / curling

Family Para Sports

Level Adaptive

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Wheelchair curling with hand or stick delivery and no sweeping.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like calm precision, ice feel and team strategy.

Cost A try session at an accessible curling club with delivery-stick loan is the realistic entry. Ice time, club fee, delivery stick, warm clothing, competition costs and possible classification/eligibility process. Curling club, para-curling programme, national federation or World Curling-adjacent structure. Explicitly distinguish no-sweeping and stationary del…

First progress First draws in one session; consistent weight needs substantial ice time.

Fitness level low to medium

Was du brauchst

wheelchair
optional delivery stick
curling stones
curling ice
team/skip
warm clothing

First steps

find an accessible club
secure position on ice
test delivery stick
practise draws
learn skip calls

Curling club, wheelchair curling group, national curling federation or para-sport programme.

Clarify ice access, wheelchair stability, warm clothing and coach supervision.

Weitere Angaben

Tags wheelchair-curling, winter-sport, para-sport, para-wintersport-curling, rollstuhl-curling, para-winter-sport-curling

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Deliver stones legally from a stationary wheelchair position into the house so the team scores more points after ends.

Teilnehmer

wheelchair curlers.

Teamgröße

team size by competition.

Spielfeld

curling sheet.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

stone position in the house after ends.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

wheelchair
stones
delivery stick
curling ice

Wichtige Regelpunkte

illegal delivery
time breach
team/communication breach
eligibility breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Curling
World Curling (World Curling)

World Curling competition resources World Curling · official-rulebook-index · high
World Curling Policy & Procedures Manual World Curling · official-policy-manual · high
Wheelchair Curling International Paralympic Committee · paralympic-sport-guide · high