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Pinki has put up a good fight against Edwards, but the New Zealander has raced ahead, and is nearing her first win of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. IND 16-20 NZ
It has been neck and neck between Pinki and Edwards here. We apologise for the delay in updates. We've been facing a few technical difficulties. Its all tied at 4-4!
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the Commonwealth Games, as we get underway with Lawn Bowls. Its Pinki of India, who takes on Jo Edwards of New Zealand int he first match of the championship. Let the games begin...
India begins their quest for gold in the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games with a game of Lawn Bowls. Lawn Bowls or Bowls is an event which is like curling in nature, i.e., the players have to roll biased balls so as to make them carefully stop near the target.
Usually played on a rectangular field with levelled grass and a player has to reach a specific target (21) in singles. In a team scenario-pairs, triples or fours, the team with a higher score at the end of the match wins.
In the first match, Pinki will come up against Jo Edwards of New Zealand. The player hailing from Delhi competed in Glasgow as well, 4 years ago. Pinki previously participated in team events before making her singles debut this year.
Pinki will face Edwards of New Zealand before competing against Katherine Rednall of England on the same day.
