Maltese ladies strike Gold at the Mediterranean Bowling Championships in Ankara.
The Maltese National Team bowlers continue to win medals at the Mediterranean Bowling Championship in Ankara, Turkey, as Sue Abela and Cynthia Frendo Duca put on a golden display of bowling to triumph in the ladies doubles. After having watched their male counterparts come agonisingly close with a silver medal in the male doubles in the morning, Abela and Frendo Duca started off steadily and then climbed their way up game by game to lie in 2nd place after 5 games. At this stage, with one game to go, Abela and Frendo Duca were 24 pins behind leaders Turkey,
with France a further 36 pins behind. France quickly ran out of steam as Abela and Frendo Duca kept closing in on home side Turkey, who could not handle the pressure , and Malta overtook Turkey by 11 pins overall , gaining 35 pins in the last game!
This was Malta’s first Gold medal of this edition of championships, and the 3rd medal overall for our bowlers.
In-tim tan- nisa Maltin jibħu d-deheb fid – doubles waqt il-Kampjonati tal-Mediterran tal-Bowling f’ Ankara.
Il-bowlers tat-Tim Nazzjonali Malti qed ikomplu jirbħu midalji fil-Kampjonat Mediterran tal-Bowling f’ Ankara, t-Turkija, hekk kif Sue Abela u Cynthia Frendo Duca għamlu wirja stupenda biex jirbħu midalja tad-deheb fid-doubles tan-nisa. Wara li raw lit-tim Malti ta’ irġiel jersqu viċin b’ midalja tal-fidda fid-doubles filgħodu, Abela u Frendo Duca bdew b’ mod kostanti u mbagħad telgħu l fuq b’ logħba tajba wara l’oħra biex kienu jinsabu fit-tieni post wara ħames loghbiet. F’logħba waħda iedu rjirkupraw 24 pins fuq l-leaders Turkija, u jzommu lil Franza warajhom. Franza malajr spiċċaw waqaw lura, hekk kif Abela u Frendo Duca baqgħu jersqu lejn it-tim tat-Turkija, li ma setgħux ilaħħqu mal-pressjoni ta’ Abela u Frendo Duca, u
Malta qabżet lit-Turkija bi 11-il pins , hekk kif it-tim Malti irkupra 35 pins fl-aħħar logħba.
Din kienet l-ewwel midalja tad-deheb ghall Malta f’din l-edizzjoni tal-kampjonati, u t-tielet midalja inġenerali. għall-bowlers tagħna.