CWG 2022: Indian Women’s Lawn Bowls Team Creates History, Hold Gold
- 03-Aug-2022
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New Delhi: Indian Women’s Fours team in Lawn Bowls has won a historic gold medal by beating South Africa 17-10 in the final. The Indian team comprising of Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia, and Rupa Rani Tirkey produced a great display in the final to outplay a strong South African team. It is India’s first medal in lawn bowls and with this, the count of India’s gold medals has gone to four.
It was an even start to the final, as India took the lead after the first end but South Africa went ahead after the second. Thereafter, in-form Indian surged ahead to a 8-2 lead by the seventh end. But, it could not score a single point over the next four ends as South Africa roared back into contention, levelling the scores 8-8 after the 10th end.
Under tricky conditions and a much stronger and more experienced South African side, the Indian eves proved their mettle on the day it mattered the most.
