Hirendra Bhartu (born May 14, 1958) is a Canadian professional indoor and

lawn bowler Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre ...

from

Suva Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Divi ...

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. He has won nine Canadian national titles in Men's Singles and Pairs as well as Mixed Pairs.

Bowls career

Hirendra began his lawn bowling career at Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club in 1995. In 2006, after honing his talent for indoor bowls at the Pacific Indoor Club in Vancouver, BC, he catapulted onto the international lawn bowling scene by soundly defeating his Canadian counterparts in all 4 of the Canadian PBA qualifiers in order to play in the World Bowls Tour. This accomplishment allowed him to compete with some of the finest lawn bowlers in the world in 4 prestigious events; the Scottish International Masters in Perth Scotland, Potters World Indoor Singles, and the Engage International Open, Hirendra Represented Canada at the

2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Burnside Bowling Club in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 12 to 24 January 2008. Safuan Said won the men's singles Gold. New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island coun ...

held in Christchurch, NZ, winning a bronze medal. Hirendra went on to represent Canada at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi as vice on the men's triples team. The team did not make the play-offs. Hirendra is currently bowling as a member of Bowls BC out of the North Island Zone on Vancouver Island. In 2015 Hirendra won the BC Provincial Championship in Men's Pairs (4th win) and Mixed Pairs (5th win). In 2022, he qualified to represent Canada at the

2022 World Bowls Indoor Championships The 2022 World Bowls Indoor Championships took place at County of Bristol IBC, Bristol, England, from 25 to 29 April 2022. The event was organised by World Bowls and the International Indoor Bowls Council (IIBC). The Championships are the inau ...

. The event had been cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

External links

Worldbowls.co.ukBowlscanada.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhartu, Hiren 1958 births Living people Canadian male bowls players Fijian emigrants to Canada Sportspeople from Suva Canadian people of Indo-Fijian descent Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada