Scotland wheelchair curlers take world bronze

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Team Scotland celebrate in RichmondScotland won just five of their 11 round-robin matches but go home with a medal

Scotland hit back to beat Sweden in the bronze-medal match at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Richmond, Canada.

The rink of Hugh Nibloe, Gregor Ewan, Gary Logan, Jo Butterfield and Meggan Dawson-Farrell trailed 3-0 after two ends but rallied for a 7-4 success.

The Scots finished sixth in the round-robin, then beat South Korea in a play-off and lost to Canada in the semis.

China took gold against the host nation, with a 5-2 victory.

England made it as far as the play-offs of the mixed doubles event, before Stewart Pimblett and Rosemary Lenton lost to the United States.

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