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Kate Caithness CBE is a Scottish curler. She served as the President of the World Curling Federation[1] from 2010 to 2022.

Career

Caithness began curling in the 1980s, playing for the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. From 1997 to 1998, she served as the president of the club’s ladies branch, later representing the Club at the World Curling Federation. At the World Curling Federation, Caithness promoted wheelchair curling, helping make it a Paralympic sport in 2006 in Turin.

Caithness served on the International Paralympic Committee’s Sports Council Management Committee from 2005 to 2009, and on the Paralympic Games Committee from 2006 to 2009.

In 2006, Caithness was elected vice-president, and in 2010 President, of the World Curling Federation.[2] She is the first female president of the World Curling Federation, as well as the first female president of any Olympic Winter Sports Federation.[1]
On 29 December 2012 Kate Caithness was bestowed the honour of an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for services to curling and international disability sport. It was presented to her by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremony in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Speaking about the award, Caithness said: “I am absolutely thrilled and delighted. It is a great honour and is wonderful recognition for the sport of curling and wheelchair curling and all those involved in playing and developing the sport.”

She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to Sport.