Piwen Karkar

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Piwen Karkar
Personal information
NationalityPapua New Guinean
Born (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 28)
Lae, Papua New Guinea
Medal record
Representing Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Gold Coastpairs

Piwen Karkar (born 18 March 1995) is an international Papua New Guinea lawn bowler. [1]

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Bowls career

Commonwealth Games

Karkar represented Papua New Guinea in the triples and fours at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

World Championships

In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent papua New Guinea at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. [3] She participated in the women's singles and the women's pairs events. [4] [5]

Asia Pacific

Piwen won a silver medal in the pairs with Catherine Wimp at 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland. [6]

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References

  1. "Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
  3. "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.