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Sophie Tolchard
Sophie Tolchard (born 2 October 1991) is an English international lawn bowler. Bowls career World Championships In 2016, she won a pairs bronze medal with Ellen Falkner at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. Commonwealth Games Sophie has competed at three Commonwealth Games for England. The first in the women's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where she won a gold medal with partners Ellen Falkner and Sian Gordon. The second was in 2018, when she was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland. In 2022, she competed in the women's pairs and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In the pairs with Amy Pharaoh she secured a silver medal. Atlantic Bowls Championship In 2015, she won the triples silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. National Championships She has won nine National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torquay
Torquay ( ) is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay. It lies south of the county town of Exeter and east-north-east of Plymouth, on the north of Tor Bay, adjoining the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay and across from the fishing port of Brixham. The town's economy, like Brixham's, was initially based upon fishing and agriculture, but in the early 19th century it began to develop into a fashionable seaside resort. Later, as the town's fame spread, it was popular with Victorian society. Renowned for its mild climate, the town earned the nickname the English Riviera. The writer Agatha Christie was born in the town and lived at Ashfield in Torquay during her early years. There is an "Agatha Christie Mile", a tour with plaques dedicated to her life and work. The poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning lived in the town from 1837 to 1841 on the recommendation of her doctor in an attempt to cure her of a disease which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
The 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was to be the 14th edition of the World Championships to be held at the Broadbeach Bowls Club, Musgrave Hill Bowls Club and Club Helensvale on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. There were to be eight events that determined the 2021 world champions, the men's singles, doubles, triples and fours and the women's singles, doubles, triples and fours and in addition there are two overall team winners who receive the Leonard and Taylor trophies respectively. It was originally scheduled from 23 May to 7 June 2020 but the event was officially cancelled on 9 March 2021. Postponement The event followed suit of other sporting events around the world in early 2020, with the outbreak of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak wreaking havoc across the sporting industry. On March 17, 2020, World Bowls and host organisation Bowls Australia made the decision to postpone the event. Australia's borders were closed to foreign travellers and no time wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
