Wheelchair curling sets Pyeongchang pulses racing

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - It's probably the slowest sport at the Winter Paralympics, but curling has proved an unlikely hit, with spectators flocking to watch wheelchair-bound athletes skilfully slide stones over a sheet of ice.

The popularity of the niche sport has exploded in South Korea since February's Olympics, when the country's women's team, nicknamed the "Garlic Girls", had a fairytale run to the silver medal.

Curling's new-found fame has spilled over to this month's Paralympics, where 12 mixed teams, consisting of male and female athletes with leg impairments, competed.