Piwen Karkar
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| Nationality | Papua New Guinean | |||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1995 Lae, Papua New Guinea | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Piwen Karkar (born 18 March 1995) is an international Papua New Guinea lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
[edit]Commonwealth Games
[edit]Karkar represented Papua New Guinea in the triples and fours at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
World Championships
[edit]In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent papua New Guinea at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[3] She participated in the women's singles and the women's pairs events.[4][5]
Asia Pacific
[edit]Piwen won a silver medal in the pairs with Catherine Wimp at 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
- ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.