Historic gold: India win CWG women’s fours lawn bowl event

By PTI

BIRMINGHAM: The India lawn bowls team bagged a historic gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, a day after getting the country hooked to the rarely-followed game with their inspiring show.

The Indian quartet of Lovely Choubey (lead), Pinki (second), Nayanmoni Saikia (third) and Rupa Rani Tirkey (slip) beat South Africa 17-10 in the women’s fours final.

All four athletes hailed from different backgrounds. Pinki was a cricketer from Delhi, and Assam’s Nayanmoni Saikia was a national-level weightlifter in the early 2000s. Jharkhand’s Lovely Choubey was once a long jump athlete, and Rupa Rani Tirkey was a kabaddi player in the past.

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It was India’s maiden final appearance in the women’s fours format of the competition.

It is Indian contingent’s fourth gold and first outside the weightlifting arena.

History made!

Team defeat 17-10 in the Women’s Fours to clinch their first ever in Lawn Bowls at @birminghamcg22 .

This is India’s 4th Gold medal in the games.

Nayanmoni Saikia, Pinki Singh, Lovely Choubey & Rupa Rani Tirkey, more power to you! pic.twitter.com/z5nmh7LjiO

— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) August 2, 2022

The Indian team led 8-2 at one stage but the South African team comprised Thabelo Muvhango (lead), Bridget Calitz (second), Esme Kruger (third) and Johanna Snyman (skip) made it 8-8 to spice up the contest.

The Indians though kept their nerves to pull away in the last three rounds.

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