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CANADIAN PARALYMPIC WHEELCHAIR CURLING TEAM ANNOUNCED

OTTAWA Mark Ideson will lead a Canadian wheelchair curling team looking to return to the top of the podium at next month’s Beijing Paralympics.

Canadian Paralympic Committee and Curling Canada announced the five-athlete Paralympic team Thursday.

Ideson, from London, Ont., will skip Canada for the second consecutive Games. He led Canada to a bronze in Pyeongchang four years ago, ending a run of three straight gold medals.

Ideson and Dennis Thiessen of Crystal City, Man., will compete in their third straight Paralympics, while Ina Forrest of Spallumcheen, B.C., will be appearing in her fourth.

The trio were part of skip Jim Armstrong’s crew that won gold at the 2014 Sochi Paralympics, while Forrest was on Armstrong’s Olympic-champion team at the 2010 Vancouver Games.

Ottawa’s Collinda Joseph and Jon Thurston of Dunsford, Ont., round out the 2022 squad.

The wheelchair curling tournament in Beijing will take place March 5-12.

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