Azlina Arshad

Azlina Arshad (born 26 August 1981) is a Malaysian international lawn bowler.

Azlina Arshad

Personal information
Nationality	Malaysian
Born	(1981-08-26) 26 August 1981 (age 42) Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Height	5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Medal record Representing  Malaysia World Outdoor Championships 2008 Christchurch fours 2012 Adelaide fours 2016 Christchurch triples Commonwealth Games 2006 Glasgow triples 2014 Glasgow fours 2022 Birmingham triples Asia Pacific Bowls Championships 2003 Brisbane singles 2003 Brisbane triples 2003 Brisbane fours 2005 Melbourne triples 2007 Christchurch triples 2007 Christchurch fours 2009 Kuala Lumpur triples 2009 Kuala Lumpur fours 2015 Christchurch fours 2019 Gold Coast triples 2019 Gold Coast fours Southeast Asian Games 2005 Angeles City triples 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima pairs 2017 Kuala Lumpur triples Asian Lawn Bowls Championship 2003 Kuala Lumpur fours 2005 Kuala Lumpur fours 2017 New Delhi fours 2018 Xinxiang fours 2023 Kuala Lumpur triples

World Championship

Arshad has won three World Championship medals; a bronze medal in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand, a silver medal in the fours at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide and in 2016, a bronze medal with Nor Hashimah Ismail and Nur Fidrah Noh in the triples at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.^[1] In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia, which resulted in cancellation following the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

In 2023, she was selected by the Malaysian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship.^[3] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.^[4][5] The Malaysian team ranked seventh in the world at the start of the tournament, were given the target of reaching the semi finals.^[6]

Commonwealth Games

Azlina won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in the women's triples. Eight years later she competed in both the women's triples and women's fours events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She failed to qualify from the group stages in the women's triples event but won a silver medal in the women's fours.^[7][8]

In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.^[9] She won the silver medal in the triples with Syafiqa Haidar Afif Abdul Rahman and Nur Ain Nabilah Tarmizi.^[10]

Asia Pacific Championships

Arshad has won eleven Asia Pacific Bowls Championships medals. Included in the haul of medals is four gold medals and a double silver at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland in the triples and fours.^[11][12]

Southeast Asian Games

Arshad has won three gold medals in the pairs and triples (twice) at the Lawn bowls at the Southeast Asian Games.

Asian Championships

In 2023, she won the triples gold medals at the 14th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in Kuala Lumpur.^[13]

References

1. "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
2. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
3. "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
4. . World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
5. "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
6. "Malaysian lawn bowlers get semi-final target in Gold Coast tourneys". The Vibes. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
7. "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
8. "Malaysia settle for lawn bowl silver in women's fours". The Star Online. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
9. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
10. "England beat Malaysia to win women's triple lawn bowls gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
11. "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
12. "Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 10". World Bowls.
13. "M'sia stamp dominance in Asian lawn bowls". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

External links

• at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) (2010)
• at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) (2014)
• at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Azlina Arshad at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games