Bowler Barbara lands Commonwealth bronze medal

Barbara Cameron’s long wait for a Commonwealth Games medal is finally over!

By The Newsroom

Published 1st Aug 2014, 12:14 BST

Barbara Cameron has plenty of reason to celebrate after winning her first Commonwealth Games medal. Picture: Press Eye.

The Ballymena bowler and her Northern Ireland partner Mandy Cunningham clinched a bronze medal in this morning’s women’s pairs third/fourth place play-off match against Jersey.

In a thrilling contest, the Northern Ireland duo won 15-14 on the final end at Kelvingrove.

It was Barbara who played the decisive shot with her penultimate bowl, to turn a two-shot deficit into a one-shot victory.

The success ended Barbara’s long wait for a medal, having competed in the previous four Commonwealth Games without standing on the rostrum.

Speaking ahead of this morning’s game, Barbara said: “The Commonwealth to me would be the medal to win. It would be a dream come true.”