World Bowls

Last updated
World Bowls
Formation2001
Type Sports federation
Headquarters Edinburgh, Scotland
Membership
53 members
Official language
English
Darryl Clout
Website https://www.worldbowls.com/

World Bowls is an international sport federation of Bowls. [1] [2] World Bowls is one of several bowls organisations that administer bowls around the world and is responsible for the sports premier event, the World Bowls Championship which historically was held every four years but from 2023 will take place every two years. [3]

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The organisation was founded in 2001 in an attempt to unite some of the multiple bowls bodies running the sport. [4] The founding was a merger of previous organisations; the World Bowls Board and the International Women's Bowling Board. [5]

In 2019, World Bowls came to an agreement with the International Indoor Bowls Council (IIBC), formerly the WIBC. The agreement was to merge their two international indoor championships, the World Cup Singles and the IIBC Championships. The new event would be called the World Bowls Indoor Championships. [6] [7] In 2021, Australian Darryl Clout was elected World Bowls President following the resignation of John Bell. [8]

Events held by World Bowls

Rival organisations

World Bowls members

List as of April 2022: [9]

  1. Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana (Botswana BA)
  2. Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya (Kenya BA)
  3. Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia (Namibia BA)
  4. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (Bowls South Africa)
  5. Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia (Zambia BA)
  6. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (Bowls Zimbabwe)
  1. Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei (Brunei Darussalam LBA)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Chinese Multi Bowls Association)
  3. Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (Hong Kong LBA)
  4. Flag of India.svg  India (Bowling Federation of India)
  5. Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Bowls Japan)
  6. Flag of Macau.svg  Macau (Macao Lawn Bowls General Association)
  7. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (Malaysia LBF)
  8. Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan (Pakistan Lawn Bowls Federation)
  9. Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (Philippine LBA)
  10. Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (Bowls Singapore)
  11. Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka (Lawn Bowls Federation of Sri Lanka)
  12. Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (Lawn Bowls Association of Thailand)
  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Bowls Australia)
  2. Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands (Bowls Cook Island)
  3. Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (Bowls Fiji)
  4. Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Bowls New Zealand)
  5. Flag of Niue.svg  Niue (Niue Lawn Bowls Association)
  6. Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island (Norfolk Island Bowling Club & Bowls Council)
  7. Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea (Bowls - PNG)
  8. Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa (Samoan Bowling Association)
  9. Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga (Tonga Lawn Bowls Federation)
  1. Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (Federacion Argentina De Bowls)
  2. Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (Bowls Brazil)
  3. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Bowls Canada Boulingrin)
  4. Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands L.B.A)
  5. Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica (Jamaica Lawn Bowling Association)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Bowls USA)
  1. Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus (Bowls Cyprus)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (Czech Bowls Association)
  3. Flag of England.svg  England (Bowls England)
  4. Flag of France.svg  France (Federation Francaise de Lawn Bowls)
  5. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (German Bowls Federation)
  6. Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey (Bowls Guernsey Association)
  7. Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (Bowls Hungary)
  8. Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland, combined (Irish Bowling Association)
  9. Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man (Bowls Isle of Man)
  10. Flag of Israel.svg  Israel (Israel LBA)
  11. Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey (Bowls Jersey)
  12. Flag of Malta.svg  Malta (Malta Lawn Bowls Federation)
  13. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (Nederlandse Bowls Bond)
  14. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (Bowls Portugal)
  15. Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Bowls Scotland)
  16. Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (Lawn Bowls Spain)
  17. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Swedish Bowls Federation)
  18. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Swiss Bowls)
  19. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (Turkish Bocce, Bowls, Bowling and Darts Federation)
  20. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (Welsh Bowling Association)
  1. Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini (Swaziland Bowling Association)

Regions

53 Countries in 5 Zones (Updated at 12 April 2022).

NumberRegionCountries
1 Africa 6
2 Asia 12
3 Oceania 9
4 Americas 6
5 Europe 20
TotalWorld53

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References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to World Bowls – supporting the game across the world". World Bowls. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "About World Bowls". World Bowls. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Gold Coast rubber-stamped as 2023 World Bowls Championships host". Inside the Games. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "'World game plans for united future'" . The Times. 1 January 2001. p. 29. Retrieved 13 April 2022– via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ↑ "'Administrators lean towards unification" . The Times. 13 April 2001. p. 35. Retrieved 13 April 2022– via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ↑ "Preview a new World Championship" (PDF). Bristol Indoor Bowls. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "World Bowls Indoor Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "AUSTRALIA'S DARRYL CLOUT ELECTED WORLD BOWLS PRESIDENT". Bowls Australia. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Member Nations". World Bowls. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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