Lawn bowls has never been part of an official Olympiad, however it has been a summer paralympic sport in the past, its last selection being at Atlanta in 1996, and its reintroduction into Commonwealth games means that it has traction with the disabled elite bowlers worldwide.
In Glasgow, two events within lawn bowls will be designated as para sports - the first time since Manchester in 2002.
The first is the mixed pairs for visually impaired, followed by the mixed triples for physical impairments.
Narelle Henderson, managing the lawn bowls event at Kelvingrove this year, explains that the mixed pairs will have an extra umpire known as the "director" who will advise competitors the distance (weight) and width (grass) of their bowls.
The mixed triples will allow competitors with a variety of physical disabilities play with either prosthetics standing, or kneeling or the use of a wheelchair, so there will be a variety of competitors with differing disabilities playing against each other at the same time.
Both competitions are "mixed" which also means that both men and women can participate and play against each other, which will be a unique feature that should draw interest for spectators.
Narelle also explains that the scheduled timetables of events, will mean that both parasport ,and men's and women's events will be played on the same greens at the same time, again giving the spectator the chance to see the cosmopolitan nature at the heart of lawn bowls.
We were expecting Bowls England to release details of their squad in the last few weeks, however it is still at shortlisting stage, ensuring that they will be the last of the home nations to release who will be traveling to Glasgow. England are certainly keeping their cards close to their chest, but with the selection of both indoor and outdoor world champions in both men's and women's events, as well as a table topping array of silver and gold medallists at previous Commonwealth Games, experience will not be in short supply.
One interesting piece of information from the English bowling camp is that they will be training at the English Football Associations St Georges Football Centre at Burton on Trent, at the same time as the English national football team are onsite for a warm up meet before heading out to their American training camp, then subsequently Brazil for the FIFA world cup.
It's doubtful whether Roy Hodgson will be deliberating his final squad selections over a few ends of bowls, but it certainly shows that Bowls England are giving their squad the best of opportunities before traveling to Glasgow.
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