2022 Commonwealth Games: Bonnell and Lindfield claim silver in Lawn Bowls Para Women's Pairs | The Senior | October 23, 2024
Serena Bonnell and Cheryl Lindfield reflect on their silver medal win at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in the Para Women's Pairs bowls.
Video source: YouTube/Bowls Australia
Video source: YouTube/Bowls Australia
Transcript
00:00 and playing with Serena.
00:02 I couldn't be happier.
00:05 I didn't bring it today, but Serena, each end, totally supportive.
00:13 We got this shell, let's go, calm, relaxed.
00:17 A pleasure, a pleasure to play with.
00:20 We were a team going into today, we're a team going out of today.
00:24 And as a team, we're going to be standing there on the podium
00:27 with silver medal around our necks and can only look to the future
00:31 of what this means because there'll be a lot of people watching today
00:34 that will look at us, will look at me with my wheelie walker
00:37 and go, "I reckon I could do that."
00:40 And we'd like as much competition, we'd like as many people as possible
00:44 to consider it, and we're the first women to play in the parish sport
00:49 and there should be a lot of people around sitting there going,
00:52 "I'd like to give that a go. I'd like to try."
00:56 And there's rewards at the end of it because four years' time in Australia
01:00 and other Commonwealth Games, World Championships,
01:03 there's a lot on offer and you can do it.
01:05 I think I can prove it.
01:07 Here am I in the Commonwealth Games, any age, any abilities,
01:12 and you can really look to the future and we want to really promote
01:19 that it's here for people to step up and take.
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