26-05-2025
Lawn bowls: Injured Nor Farah to skip Australian Open, aims for World Championship
The 25-year-old athlete said her injury would require at least six weeks to heal, and she was aiming to return to action at the World Bowls Championship, scheduled to be held on home soil this November.
26 May 2025 05:11pm
According to the World Bowls Series, Nor Farah is currently ranked world number one with 723 points, ahead of Scotland's Julie Forrest (683) in second place, while Kelsey Cotterell of Australia (676 points) occupies third.
KUALA LUMPUR - National lawn bowls sensation Nor Farah Ain Abdullah has been forced to take a temporary break from international tournaments due to a right shoulder injury.
The 25-year-old athlete said her injury would require at least six weeks to heal, and she was aiming to return to action at the World Bowls Championship, scheduled to be held on home soil this November.
"My next scheduled tournament was supposed to be the Australian Open, but I won't be able to take part due to this injury-I need to rest. I plan to make my comeback in November. This injury has been around for a while, I just didn't treat it properly, and it got worse.
"As for my ranking, even if it drops but I stay in the top five, it's still fine. Injuries are part and parcel of an athlete's journey, so it's not a problem to bounce back and regain momentum after a break,' she told reporters at the launch of an anti-drug youth awareness video campaign here, today.
According to the World Bowls Series, Nor Farah is currently ranked world number one with 723 points, ahead of Scotland's Julie Forrest (683) in second place, while Kelsey Cotterell of Australia (676 points) occupies third. - BERNAMA
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