Skip Rayad Husain of Brampton, Ont., represented Guyana at the Pan Continental Curling Championships in Kelowna, B.C.. He says people 'reach out and find their way onto the team somehow.'
The Pan Continental Curling Championships welcomed teams from countries such as Guyana, India, and Kenya — some of whom recruited players through Instagram or coached themselves using YouTube videos.Skip Rayad Husain of Brampton, Ont., represented Guyana at the Pan Continental Curling Championships in Kelowna, B.C. He says people 'reach out and find their way onto the team somehow.' The Pan Continental Curling Championships, which conclude Saturday in Kelowna, B.C.
"I would use tennis balls on our parquet floors at home and pretend I was curling," Husain told CBC News.The South American country toiled in the B division but climbed to the A division thanks to the team's performance at last year's championship in Calgary. The team included a player who had never curled before, according to theAfter a player dropped out ahead of the competition, Husain searched through the federation's Instagram followers in the hopes of finding someone.
"It was pretty much love at first sight," said Goenka. "I had no clue what they were doing on the ice, but it felt amazing.… It took me three years to try it out but the game never left my head."
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