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cross the world in Edinburgh, Scotland, two New Zealanders are shaking up the competition at the International Deaf Bowls Championship. Darfield local Hazel Littlejohn and Adam Ballie from Auckland have both respectively won their singles events in the challenging international competition. From Scotland Hazel says, “I am over the moon, ecstatic, and incredibly proud to have won the singles event beating Scotland 21-11”. “It's an achievement for both of us from the southern hemisphere in achieving this on so much slower greens than in NZ.”
The event is organised by the International Deaf Lawn Bowls Federation and is held every four years. Deaf or hard of hearing players from all over the world come together to compete in singles, pairs, triples, and fours. This year is the first time that New Zealand Deaf Bowls has major support from Bowls New Zealand supplying the group with coaching at their Easter camp as well as uniforms. “We were told like the NZ Black Jacks, in their preparation for the Commonwealth Games, that we would need to put in 6-10 hours a week of training on lawns or croquet greens,” Hazel says. “The northern hemisphere greens are so
much slower compared to the quick greens over here.” She would also like to thank all those at Darfield Bowls Club and the sponsors who have supported her on her journey to achieve her goal. “I'm so pleased that I put in the hard yards on my lawn, croquet greens in town and at West Melton Bowling Club, for
whom I give thanks to for allowing me to practice there most days in the run up to the event.” Hazel also competed in the doubles event, which finished on September 12 and she will then take some time out visiting family before returning to New Zealand in early October.
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International Deaf Bowls Championship competitors Hazel Littlejohn and Adam Ballie proudly show off their winning medals in Scotland.