Bowls

    1. Alex Marshall and Sarah Adlington with Scottish flag and King's Baton

    • Team Wales bowlers in action before opening ceremony

      Ross Owen bowlingWelsh lawn bowls

      The lawn bowlers will be the first athletes from Team Wales in action at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

      They will compete on Thursday morning before the evening's opening ceremony at the Hydro.

      Ross Owen is in men's singles action against Mohammed Ayub Qureshi from Pakistan at the SEC from 12:20 BST.

      This will be Owen's third Games having won bronze as part of the men's triples in Birmingham in 2022.

      Amy Williams and Lauren Gowen will then compete in the women's pairs against Canada at 15:10 BST.

    • A man in a blue top with a fish round logo on it, green shorts, blue trainers with white socks is standing on a bowling green and looking down at the floor whilst frowning.

    • Meet the Team NI lawn bowls squad

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      Kelly (left) won silver in the men's singles in Birmingham

      Team NI will have four experienced lawn bowlers in Glasgow.

      Gary Kelly will compete in the singles and pairs at the Games. The 37-year-old won bronze at the 2010 games in the singles and followed that up with silver in 2022.

      Adam McKeown will compete in pairs with Kelly after winning gold in Birmingham four years ago as part of NI's men's fours.

      Shauna O'Neill competed in singles and pairs in 2022 and four years later will take part in both events again.

      She will be in the pairs with Chloe Wilson, who was involved in women's triples and fours in 2022 and competed at the Paris Olympics in 2024.

      • Kate O'Connor, Michaela Walsh, Rhys McClenaghan and Daniel Wiffen

      • A man with short white hair wearing glasses and a dark green and red coat stands in front on the Standard Triumph Recreation Club with the bowling green in front.

        • Artistic gymnast Ruby Evans, swimmer Matt Richards and para athlete Funmi Oduwaiye

        • Beth Riva and Alex 'Tattie' Marshall will represent Scotland in Glasgow this summer

          • Malcolm de Sousa

          • Laura Kinley in a swimming arena holing a gold medal. She is wearing a black T-shirt with the Isle of Man logo on it, and the swimming pool is behind her.

          • An older man stands in front of a bowling green. There are people playing bowls behind him, wearing white. He is wearing a blue bowls shirt with yellow and black stripes, and a red and white jacket. He has grey hair and facial hair.

          • A black and white image of a group of women wearing white bowler hats and white dresses. They are smiling at the camera.

            • Team Scotland's bowls team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games

            • Members f the club playing bowls - wearing white shirts and black trousers, standing on the green grass.

            • Nathan is holding the Pairs Cup in his right hand and his winners medal in his left, in front of a product display board at the factory where he works.

              • Lucy Beere shows her silver medal in 2022

              • Man and women stood next to each other. The women is blonde-haired with glasses. She has a white bowling uniform on with a badge on. The man on the right has glasses and has a big red jumper on. They are both stood in the indoor area of the bowling rink.

              • A man in a white polo neck with red piping and grey collar and panels, sitting in front of an indoor bowling green. He has a greying beard and closely cropped grey hair.

              • Robert Paxton lifts the World Indoor Bowls Championship trophy

              • Katherine Rednall, wearing a bright green and black top, holds the World Indoor Bowls title trophy with spectators sitting in the background

              • Paul Foster and Alex Marshall with their trophies