New Delhi: India on Saturday won its second medal in the Lawn Bowls competition as part of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. The men’s team won the silver medal. The team consisted of Sunil Bahadur (Lead), Navneet Singh (Second), Chandan Kumar Singh (3rd) and Dinesh Kumar (Skip).
The Indian team lost 5-18 to Northern Ireland in the men’s fourth final and had to settle for second place in the competition. The medal race has taken India’s current tally to 29 medals in the CWG 2022. In which 9 gold, 11 silver and nine bronze medals are included.
Second Medal in Lawn Balls
This was India’s second medal in the Lawn Bowls competition at the CWG 2022. Earlier on Tuesday, the women’s team won the gold medal by defeating South Africa 17-10 in the final. The team of Lovely Choubey, Pinky, Nayanmoni Saikia and Roopa Rani registered a historic win. The Indian men’s performance in the competition so far has been impressive. Despite losses to hosts England (11–20) in the group-stage, victories against Fiji (14–11) and the Cook Islands (20–10) ensured their place in the quarter-finals. After that India did not look back. They beat Canada 14-12 in the quarters and 13-12 in the semi-finals.
In the final, India failed to open their account in the first four ends. This took Northern Ireland 7–0 ahead. Northern Ireland’s Cam Barkley (lead), Adam McCain (second), Ian McClure (3rd) and Martin McHugh (skip) further reduced India’s chances in the next four ends.
