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Elina Kobzar

Dumfries bowler secures Commonwealth Games gold and a place in history

Dumfries’ golden girl Rosemary Lenton felt like she was “dreaming” after making history in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

The para lawn bowler, who turns 73 this month, became the oldest gold medallist in the history of the event after clinching victory in the women’s pairs B6-B8 final alongside Pauline Wilson.

She said: “We always knew we could do it. In the round-robin, we didn’t always produce it, but when it mattered we did, and that’s the important thing.

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