World Bowls Explained
| World Bowls |
| Type: | Sports federation |
| Formation: | 2001 |
| Headquarters: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Membership: | 53 members |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Darryl Clout |
| Language: | English |
| Website: | https://www.worldbowls.com/ |
World Bowls is an international sport federation of Bowls.[1] [2] World Bowls administers 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 took place every two years.[3]
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). 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]
- (Botswana BA)
- (Kenya BA)
- (Namibia BA)
- (Bowls South Africa)
- (Zambia BA)
- (Bowls Zimbabwe)
- (Brunei Darussalam LBA)
- (Chinese Multi Bowls Association)
- (Hong Kong LBA)
- (Bowling Federation of India)
- (Bowls Japan)
- (Macao Lawn Bowls General Association)
- (Malaysia LBF)
- (Pakistan Lawn Bowls Federation)
- (Philippine LBA)
- (Bowls Singapore)
- (Lawn Bowls Federation of Sri Lanka)
- (Lawn Bowls Association of Thailand)
- (Bowls Australia)
- (Bowls Cook Island)
- (Bowls Fiji)
- (Bowls New Zealand)
- (Niue Lawn Bowls Association)
- (Norfolk Island Bowling Club & Bowls Council)
- (Bowls - PNG)
- (Samoan Bowling Association)
- (Tonga Lawn Bowls Federation)
- (Federacion Argentina De Bowls)
- (Bowls Brazil)
- (Bowls Canada Boulingrin)
- Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands L.B.A)
- (Jamaica Lawn Bowling Association)
- (Bowls USA)
- (Bowls Cyprus)
- (Czech Bowls Association)
- (Bowls England)
- (Federation Francaise de Lawn Bowls)
- (German Bowls Federation)
- (Bowls Guernsey Association)
- (Bowls Hungary)
- Ireland, combined (Irish Bowling Association)
- (Bowls Isle of Man)
- (Israel LBA)
- (Bowls Jersey)
- (Malta Lawn Bowls Federation)
- (Nederlandse Bowls Bond)
- (Bowls Portugal)
- (Bowls Scotland)
- (Lawn Bowls Spain)
- (Swedish Bowls Federation)
- (Swiss Bowls)
- (Turkish Bocce, Bowls, Bowling and Darts Federation)
- (Welsh Bowling Association)
- (Swaziland Bowling Association)
Regions
53 Countries in 5 Zones (Updated at 12 April 2022).
| Number | Region | Countries |
|---|
| 1 | | 6 |
| 2 | | 12 |
| 3 | | 9 |
| 4 | | 6 |
| 5 | | 20 |
| Total | World | 53 | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Welcome to World Bowls – supporting the game across the world. World Bowls. 13 April 2022.
- Web site: About World Bowls. World Bowls. 13 April 2022.
- Web site: Gold Coast rubber-stamped as 2023 World Bowls Championships host. 29 July 2021 . Inside the Games. 13 April 2022.
- News: 'World game plans for united future' . 1 January 2001 . The Times . 13 April 2022. 29 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
- News: 'Administrators lean towards unification . 13 April 2001 . The Times . 13 April 2022. 35 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
- Web site: Preview a new World Championship. Bristol Indoor Bowls. 12 April 2022.
- Web site: World Bowls Indoor Championships. World Bowls. 12 April 2022.
- Web site: AUSTRALIA'S DARRYL CLOUT ELECTED WORLD BOWLS PRESIDENT. 19 July 2021 . Bowls Australia. 13 April 2022.
- Web site: Member Nations. World Bowls. 13 April 2022.
