COMING UP! WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

The World Bowls Championships will run from August 29 to September 10, 2023, across five Gold Coast host clubs: Broadbeach Bowls Club; Club Helensvale; Club Musgrave; Mudgeeraba Bowls Club & Paradise Point Bowls Club. Save the date and go and cheer for our Queenslanders as they take on the world’s best!

Queenslanders in the Right at Home Jackaroos 2023 World Bowls Championships Squad:

• Lynsey Clarke, Club Tweed: Previous World Championships appearances: 2 (Champion: 2008 fours & team, 2012 triples & team)

• Kelsey Cottrell, Club Helensvale: Previous World Championships appearances: 3 (Champion: 2008 team, 2012 pairs & team, 2016 fours & team)

• Aron Sherriff, Broadbeach Bowls Club: Previous World Championships appearances: 3 (Champion: 2012 fours & team)

• Serena Bonnell, Club Tweed: Debut

• Cheryl Lindfield, Mt Gravatt Bowls Club: Debut

• Damien Delgado, Club Tweed: Debut

• Jake Fehlberg; Director: Cody Fehlberg, Bargara Bowls Club: Debut

First held in Australia in 1966, the World Bowls Championships have been held every four years. From 2008, the men’s and women’s events were held together. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded in each of the four disciplines (singles, pairs, triples and fours), and there is also a trophy for the best overall team; the Leonard Trophy for men and the Taylor Trophy for women.

This year, the 2023 World Bowls Championships will break new ground as the first in the tournament’s glittering history to stage para-bowls events within its program. This further enhances the diversity and inclusion of bowls, and continues to place bowls in the top echelon of inclusive sports across the globe.