Lawn bowler Nor Farah now World No 1

 

Nor Farah Ain Abdullah won the gold medal in the women’s individual event at the 2024 World Indoor Lawn Bowls Championships in Guernsey, Channel Islands, last April. (Facebook pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: 

National lawn bowls champion Nor Farah Ain Abdullah has created history after becoming the World No 1 when the ranking was released today.

Nor Farah is at the top of the world ranking with 723 points, well ahead of Scotland’s Julie Forest in second place with 683 points. Australia’s Kelsey Cottrell is third with 676 points.

Nor Farah created headlines when she won the gold medal in the women’s individual event at the 2024 World Indoor Lawn Bowls Championships in Guernsey, Channel Islands, last April.

The 24-year-old also helped the national squad win bronze in the mixed pairs event with Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple, who also contributed a silver medal in the men’s singles event. - FMT