Thabelo Muvhango Explained

Thabelo Muvhango
Nationality:South African
Birth Date:7 May 2000
Birth Place:South Africa
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:Ferndale BC
Highestranking:24 (September 2024)[1]

Thabelo Muvhango (born 7 May 2000) is a South African international lawn bowler and national champion. She has represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal.[2] [3]

Biography

Muvhango won a national title when winning the pairs with Colleen Piketh, at the 2021 South African National Bowls Championships.[4]

She was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she competed in the women's triples and the women's fours event, reaching the final and winning a silver medal. Along with Esme Kruger, Johanna Snyman, and Bridget Calitz they lost in the final 17-10 to India.[2] [5]

In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent South Africa at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[6] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.[7] [8]

At the 2024, bowling for Ferndale, Muvhango teamed up with Heather Pembroke to win the pairs title at the South African nationals[9] and was subsequently selected for the national team at the 2024 African States Tournament in Botswana.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Female rankings . World Bowls Series . 20 October 2024.
  2. Web site: Official Commonwealth Games profile. Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. 3 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Results and titles. Bowls tawa. 3 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Discovery Bowls Club woman to represent South Africa at Commonwealth Games. News24. 3 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Muvhango overcomes nerves to secure silver as part of women's fours. Supersport. 3 August 2022.
  6. Web site: COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 . Bowls International . 5 June 2023 . 2 September 2023.
  7. Web site: Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia . World Bowls . 2 September 2023.
  8. Web site: SCHEDULE & DRAWS . Bowls Australia . 2 September 2023.
  9. Web site: 2024 Women's nationals . Bowls South Africa . 28 June 2024.
  10. Web site: Roberts, Scheepers lead new-look SA Bowls team . SA Sports Press . 20 October 2024.

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