Australia mixed curlers claim first win after getting green light to play on

Australia’s mixed curling team returned to the ice to claim their first win of the round-robin competition hours after being told they were being thrown out of the tournament due to a positive coronavirus test.

The Australian Olympic Committee had announced earlier on Sunday that Tahli Gill had tested positive and been placed in an isolation unit, and that they would work to ensure Gill and team-mate Dean Hewitt could return home as soon as possible.

But hours later the Chinese health authorities relented, allowing the pair to continue under close contact provisions, and after a frantic dash to the Beijing Aquatics Centre they scored their first win of the tournament with a 9-6 success against Switzerland.

That's one for the record books!