Rising bowls stars will roll into Bendigo for the 2019 Australian Under-18 championships.
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The tournament will be played in October across three days with teams of five girls and boys representing all of the country’s states and territories.
Bendigo BC CEO Peter O’Neil said the club was excited to host the junior championship.
“We’ve had a number of successful events here in the past and we’re looking forward to hosting the under-18s in October,” O’Neil said.
“Our greens are in top condition and we have no doubt they’ll remain that way over the next eight months until competition begins.
“We’re eagerly anticipating the carnival-like atmosphere of the event and hope for a repeat of last year’s outstanding standard of play on the greens.”
Bowls Australia CEO Neil Dalrymple said the Bendigo club and region were the ideal hosts for the championships.
“Bendigo is a thriving regional centre with a very strong bowls community and there is no doubt that the Bendigo Bowls Club will do a fine job in hosting some of the sport’s brightest young talents,” Dalrymple said.
“The Australian Under-18 Championships is a proven breeding ground for future international stars and we hope for yet another successful event full of colour and fanfare.”
The championships have been known as a tournament where world champions and Commonwealth Games gold medalists have “cut their teeth” to begin their careers as bowls players.
The Victorian boys team will enter the under-18 national tournament as the current champions, while the Queensland girls will be defending their championship title.
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