Bowls at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Bowls was among the sports contested at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, held in Glasgow, Scotland. This was the twenty-second staging of lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games having featured in every Games bar 1966, and the fourth staging within Scotland specifically.
| Bowls at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
 Bowls pictogram | |
| Venue | SEC Centre, Glasgow |
| Dates | 23 July – 2 August 2026 |
| Competitors | 177 from 27 nations |
The competition took place between 23 July and 2 August 2026, with a reduced program, and for the first time in an indoor bowls format.[1] On 13 July 2026, the Organising committee announced an extra day of competition (scheduled for July 23rd) due the a larger number of entries than they originally planned.[2]
Schedule
editThe competition schedule was as follows:
| G | Group stage | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
Date Event |
Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | Mon 27 | Tue 28 | Wed 29 | Thu 30 | Fri 31 | Sat 1 | Sun 2 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session → | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | ||||
| Men's singles | G | ½ | B | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Men's pairs | G | ½ | B | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles | G | ½ | B | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Women's pairs | G | ½ | B | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parasport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's pairs B6–8 | G | G | G | G | ½ | B | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's pairs B6–8 | G | G | G | G | G | ½ | B | F | |||||||||||||||
| Mixed pairs B2–3 | G | G | G | ½ | B | F | |||||||||||||||||
Participating nations
editA total of 27 CGA's have confirmed entrants into the bowls competition. The eight nations who will each bring six para bowlers, three male and three female, to the Games were named on 9 October 2025.[3][4][5]
Australia (14)
Botswana (6)
Canada (6)[6]
Cook Islands (6)
England (14)
Falkland Islands (6)
Fiji (6)
Guernsey (4)
India (6)
Isle of Man (4)
Jamaica (1)
Jersey (6)
Kenya (4)
Malaysia (8)
Malta (4)
Namibia (4)
New Zealand (14)
Niue (5)
Norfolk Island (6)
Northern Ireland (4)
Pakistan (2)
Scotland (14)
Singapore (6)
South Africa (12)
Tonga (4)
Wales (8)
Zambia (3)
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Scotland* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Guernsey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Norfolk Island | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medallists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Sam Tolchard England |
Izzat Dzulkeple Malaysia |
Gary Kelly Northern Ireland | |||
| Men's pairs |
Gary Kelly Adam McKeown Northern Ireland |
Nick Brett Jamie Walker England |
Soufi Rusli Amirul D Rahim Malaysia | |||
| Women's singles |
Katherine Rednall England |
Alison Merrien Guernsey |
Shae Wilson Norfolk Island | |||
| Women's pairs |
Amy Pharaoh Sian Honnor England |
Syafiqa Haidar Aleena Nawawi Malaysia |
Chloe Wilson Shauna O'Neill Northern Ireland | |||
Para
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Glasgow 2026 | Bowls and Para Bowls". Glasgow 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- ↑ "Bowls and Para Bowls gets extra day and £10 tickets to kick off Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games after large entry with Draw and Schedule revealed". Glasgow 2026. 2026-07-13. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
- ↑ "Nations confirmed for Para Bowls at Glasgow 2026". www.commonwealthsport.com. London, England: Commonwealth Sport. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ "Eight nations confirmed for Para Bowls at Glasgow 2026". www.worldbowls.com/. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: World Bowls. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Bowls and Para Bowls Match Schedule" (PDF). www.worldbowls.com/. World Bowls. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "Additional Athletes Appointed to Team Canada Bowls Squad for 2026 Commonwealth Games". www.commonwealthsport.ca. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Commonwealth Sport Canada. May 13, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026.