KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 – Lawn bowl athlete Nor Farah Ain Abdullah made Malaysian history by winning the gold medal at the 2024 World Indoor Bowling Championships in Guernsey, Channel Islands which ended yesterday.
The prowess and determination of Farah Ain to win the world champion title was proven when she craved out a stylish 6-2, 6-3 victory over Connie Rixon of Malta in the final of the women’s singles event, according to the Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation (MLBF) Facebook post.
Canadian Linda Ng and Scotland’s Natalie McWilliams shared the bronze.
The 23-year-old athlete’s achievement caught the attention of Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh.
“We have a new world champion, Nor Farah Ain Abdullah, makes history for the country as the new World Indoor Bowling Champion! Majulah Sukan Untuk Negara!,” she wrote in her Facebook post.
In the meantime, the national camp’s desire to reap another gold was not achieved after Izzat Shameer Dzulkepe had to be contended with a silver in the men’s singles event after losing 5-6, 3-9 to the host representative Jason Greenslade in the final.
The men’s singles bronze was won by Harry Goodwin of England and Shannon Mcllroy of New Zealand.
The national camp also brought home a bronze medal through the pair of Izzat Shameer-Farah Ain in the mixed doubles event, allowing Malaysia to emerge as the overall champion followed by Australia (second) and Guernsey third who each having won one gold.
