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Lawn Bowls

Lawn Bowls is one of the core Commonwealth Games sports. It has been at all Commonwealth Games since 1930 except 1966.

• The Commonwealth Games competition is conducted in accordance with the rules of the World Bowls (WB) international federation.

• Six gold medals are on offer, for men and women in singles, pairs and triples.

• The draws are conducted in a round-robin format. From the quarter finals onward the games are run on a knockout basis.

Trivia

• Lawn bowler Willie Wood from Scotland is the first competitor to have competed in seven Commonwealth Games, from 1974 to 2002.

Related Pages

• for more information about this sport, see the Lawn Bowls site.
• See the list of Commonwealth Games sports