Scotland’s Rosemary Lenton remarkably became a Commonwealth Games champion aged 72 as the para-athlete secured the win in the women’s pairs B6-B8 final alongside Pauline Wilson.
Lenton was making her Games debut in the para bowls two decades after complications from a routine surgery led to her needing a wheelchair. She was formerly a competitive sailor and cyclist.
Lenton and Wilson took on Australian duo Cheryl Lindfield and Serena Bonnell in the final and it was tight in the early stages, with the score 5-5 at one stage. However, the Scottish pair took control and ended up crushing their opponents 17-5.
