![Niue Lawn Bowls athletes at the Digicel Oceania Challenge | Photo Credits: Catherine Papani [Source: TV Niue]](https://pasifikatv.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/lawn-bowls.webp)
Niue Lawn Bowls athletes at the Digicel Oceania Challenge | Photo Credits: Catherine Papani [Source: TV Niue]
A team of 11 from the Niue Lawn Bowls departed the island last week to compete in the Digicel Oceania Challenge which took place in Auckland, New Zealand.
Team Niue fielded a full team in all Lawn Bowls disciplines including the singles, pairs, fours and triples.
The five athletes for the womens team included Joy Peyroux, Pilena Motufoou, Catherine Papani, Lynsey Talagi and Vikatolia Liumaihetau.
The five bowlers for the mens team included Stanley Tafatu, Desmond Hipa, Gregory Funaki, Keith Papani and Tukala Tagelagi. Team Manager was Bill Vakaafi Motufoou.
The inaugural competition began on Thursday 13th April with an opening ceremony. The games officially took off on Friday 14th which continued for the ranking Monday of this week.
Teams played three games each day where the time limit for each game was two and a half hours.
Nine teams from the Pacific competed in the tournament including Aotearoa Maori, Cook Islands, Fiji, NZ Under 26s, Niue, Norfolk Islands, Samoa, Tokelau and Tonga.
Click here to read the full story at TV Niue, along with other stories from Niue and around the Pacific.
