Bowler Barbara lands Commonwealth bronze medal
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The Ballymena bowler and her Northern Ireland partner Mandy Cunningham clinched a bronze medal in this morning’s women’s pairs third/fourth place play-off match against Jersey.
In a thrilling contest, the Northern Ireland duo won 15-14 on the final end at Kelvingrove.
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Hide AdIt was Barbara who played the decisive shot with her penultimate bowl, to turn a two-shot deficit into a one-shot victory.
The success ended Barbara’s long wait for a medal, having competed in the previous four Commonwealth Games without standing on the rostrum.
Speaking ahead of this morning’s game, Barbara said: “The Commonwealth to me would be the medal to win. It would be a dream come true.”