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CWG 2022: With equal heads and steady hands, women find gold in lawn bowls for India. Commonwealth Games 2022 News – Times of India

August 3, 2022
Bharat Times

In fairytale finish, beat South Africa 17-10 in the final
Birmingham: lawn bowls Possibly became the most searched word in search engines on Tuesday. The nuances may not have been received by many, but these Lovely Choubey, Pinky Kaushik Singh, Nayanmoni Saikia And Roopa Rani TirkeyThe Indian mother and mother-in-law were watching themselves and perhaps nodding at the never-bending truism that when a group of women are together, great things happen.
emerged as foursome in Birmingham Victoria Park Hiding several bumps in the final, a scoreline of 17-10 over South Africa, a ground for ground gold, was accompanied by the feel of this gentlemanly game that scoffs at ageism and doesn’t scream for a gym-toned physique. Instead, what he demands is chivalry, a steady hand, and the slow timing that only age and experience bring.

Silent teamwork, loud comeback!
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Again, what it demands is a level head, sober counseling and constant support. In short, silent teamwork. On Tuesday, there was a lot of teamwork at the Victoria Park of the Royal Leamington Spa. Because the match was worth watching.
The Indians opened the scoring before South Africa were ahead 2-1. The Indian girls then took an 8-2 lead.

South Africa bounced back to take a 10-8 lead, making them strong contenders for gold this time.
“Throughout the tournament, we’ve staged a comeback,” Lovely said afterwards. It was about the tournament, but Lovely could also talk about life. That positive attitude meant that the Indians took the score from 8-10 to 17-10 and the rest we all know very well now.

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India’s Lovely Choubey, Pinky, Nayanmoni Saikia and Roopa Rani Tirkey won the Lawn Bowles Women’s Four final against South Africa. (PTI photo)
The reaction from the four women after defeating the equally defiant South Africa was poignant. They formed a herd, marking a place of their own, and fell at their feet. Tears flow freely. For them, after years of hard work, the sacrifices were finally paying off.
Later one of the officials of the Indian team came up to Lovely, the leader of the pack, and asked to gently pick himself up. But, the four stood firm, as if the Center would allow them. Finally, assembling himself, he takes his bubble to a waiting world, suddenly eager to ask him about his astonishing feat.
It might have appeared something like this in the beginning Groucho Marx Labeled as “a perfect cure for insomnia,” as American wit once cricketed, lawn bowls are proving an unlikely awakening at the Commonwealth Games. Nayanmoni and Roopa are 33 and 34 respectively. Lovely turns 42 on Wednesday, Pinky 12 days later on 14th August. His life is of second chances.

Lovely was into athletics when she was young, while Roopa played Kabaddi at a good level, but it was only in the lawn bowl that she found her identity. Today Lovely is a constable in Jharkhand Police in Ranchi. Roopa, a resident of Ranchi, is also working as District Sports Officer in the State Sports Department; Pinky is a physical education teacher at Delhi’s DPS RK Puram and Nayanmoni, who hails from a farming family in Assam, is currently working in the state’s forest department.
Balancing his daily job, household chores and his passion for sports is a challenge, and only confirms the fact that sports in India is well and truly the endeavor of the middle class, not the reach of many. Out of. “Do we have a choice? But playing the game has a calming effect for us,” Lovely later told TOI.
Then she told us about her overall strategy: “You really want to know why we won? Well, women love to sleep, you know.”
The arena reverberated with laughter of happiness. Back in India, many watching women – and men – also carried a secret high five with them. Some even wiped away tears.

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Three out of four lawn ball players are from non-metro India. They underline the talent spread across the country. So do weightlifters Achinta Shuli and Jeremy Lalrinnunga. Shuli’s journey from poverty to stage is inspiring. Also the father of bronze medalist weightlifter Gururaja Pujari used to drive a truck. Silver medalist weightlifter Sanket Sargar’s father sells paan. India should celebrate these talented individuals who faced tough times to accomplish their goals and give us happiness.

Golden Girls
Lovely Choubey: 42-year-old playing in her third Commonwealth Games She was a promising sprinter from Jharkhand in her youth, representing the Eastern Region. The daughter of a Class 4 employee of Central Mine Design Limited, she is currently a constable in Jharkhand Police. Lovely moved to the Lawn Bowl in 2008 and made his national debut that same year. After winning gold in a competition, she won a prize money of Rs 70,000 from the state government. The monetary reward made him decide to remain in the game.
Roopa Rani Tirkey: Tirkey hails from Ranchi, Jharkhand. The 34-year-old was a kabaddi player in her youth. He is District Sports Officer Ramgarh, Jharkhand. Her father worked in a post office, and after that, her mother took over the same job. His sister Reema Rani Tirkey plays cricket. Along with her teammate Lovely, she trains at the RK Anand Bowles Green Stadium in Ranchi, where MS frequently visits. Dhoni, Roopa has won three medals in the Asia Pacific Bowling Championships. She won a bronze in the triples event in Kuala Lumpur in 2009 and doubled it with another bronze in the fours event. In 2009, at Gold Coast, Queensland, he won bronze in the triples event.

Nayanmoni Saikia: Saikia was a weightlifter, but after getting injured, he resorted to lawn balls. Hailing from Golaghat, Assam, she belongs to a farming family and works as a constable in the Assam Forest Protection Force. She made her debut in the sport after seeing it at the National Games in Guwahati in 2008. At the 2011 National Games, she won two gold medals and was also part of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games team, where she competed in the singles women’s and triple women’s events.
Pinki: Born in a middle-class family in Delhi, Pinky is currently working as a physical education teacher at DPS, RK Puram. He was introduced to the sport at school, which made a lawn bowl green as the practice venue for the CWG 2010 in Delhi. He participated in the first Lawn Balls Nationals in 2007. Born on 14 August 1980, Pinky has represented India three times in the CWG: Glasgow in 2014, 2018 Gold Coast and now in the Triples and Fours events in 2022 Birmingham.