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Piwen Karkar

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Piwen Karkar
Personal information
NationalityPapua New Guinean
Born (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 29)
Lae, Papua New Guinea
Medal record
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gold Coast pairs

Piwen Karkar (born 18 March 1995) is an international Papua New Guinea lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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Commonwealth Games

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Karkar represented Papua New Guinea in the triples and fours at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

World Championships

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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

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Piwen won a silver medal in the pairs with Catherine Wimp at 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
  3. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.