Lawn Bowls
commonwealth games
Medals
13
12
18
About Lawn Bowls
Matches are played on a Lawn Bowls Green within a ‘rink’ area – there are usually six rinks per green. The match begins with a coin toss, giving one competitor the option to roll a small ball called the ‘jack’ at least 23 metres down the green.
Competitors take it in turns to roll their bowls, aiming to ensure they are closer to the jack than any of those of their opponent. Points are awarded for each bowl that is closest to the jack.
In singles competition, the first to score 21 points will win, whereas in pairs, triples and fours competition, the team that has amassed the most points in total will secure the victory.
Birmingham 2022 will also feature Para Lawn Bowls events.
Lawn Bowls is steeped in tradition, but offers no shortage of exciting, combative action. There’s always high drama as players use their own bowls to smash those of their opponents away from the jack, while ditches surrounding the green can prove to be the barrier between victory and defeat.
One thing is for certain – Lawn Bowls is unpredictable from the first minute till the last!
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NZ Fast facts
Olympic Games
Commonwealth Games
- No. of athletes
- 129
- No. of games
- 20
- First appearance
- 1930
Commonwealth GamesBirmingham 2022
Commonwealth GamesGold Coast 2018
Commonwealth GamesGlasgow 2014
Commonwealth GamesDelhi 2010
Commonwealth GamesMelbourne 2006
Commonwealth GamesManchester 2002
Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur 1998
Commonwealth GamesVictoria 1994
Commonwealth GamesAuckland 1990
Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh 1986
Commonwealth GamesBrisbane 1982
Commonwealth GamesEdmonton 1978
Commonwealth GamesChristchurch 1974
Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh 1970
Commonwealth GamesPerth 1962
Commonwealth GamesCardiff 1958
Commonwealth GamesVancouver 1954
Commonwealth GamesAuckland 1950
Commonwealth GamesSydney 1938