Curling the lamest best sport

in #nigeria7 years ago (edited)

Curling had its first official medal awarding competition in the 1998 Olympic winter game in Japan and would also be featuring in the 2018 Olympic winter game in pyeongchang Korea. A sport we should all watch out for.

About the sport

Curling sport also referred to as the roaring game is a game in which players slide granite stone or rocks on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles image
Curling sport requires a curling stone, a curling sheet, a curling broom and shoes with slider soles to play.

How to play

Curling is a game between two teams, each team with four players and eight stones each, each team take turns in sliding heavy stones across the ice curling sheet towards a circular target called 'the house' marked on the ice.
Teams score points by aiming their stones closest to the house than the other team at the conclusion of each ends, ends are completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones. A game usually consist of eight to ten ends.

some interesting features of the game.

Curling can be played by mixed gender

Curling is an ice game

Its one of the oldest team sport

Mother club of curling 'The Royal Caledonian Curling Club' was named by Queen Victoria.
So typically, curling teaches how stones should be swept.

Reference: worldcurling.org
Reference: wikipedia

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There's a logan paul joke in here somewhere.

Do we have such sport in Nigeria?

No sir...

This will surely be a nice sport to try

This can't be in Nigeria I believe

Yes sir..it isn't at the moment tho.

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