Bowls at the 2026 Commonwealth Games

Bowls
at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
VenueSEC Centre, Glasgow
Dates24 July – 2 August 2026
Competitors48 from 8 nations

Bowls is among the sports contested at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, held in Glasgow, Scotland. This was the twenty-second staging of lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games having featured in every Games bar 1966, and the fourth staging within Scotland specifically.

The competition is scheduled to take place between 24 July and 2 August 2026, with a reduced program, for the first time in an indoor bowls format[1].

Schedule

The competition schedule was as follows[2]:

G Group stage ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Date
Event
Fri 24 Sat 25 Sun 26 Mon 27 Tue 28 Wed 29 Thu 30 Fri 31 Sat 1 Sun 2
Session → M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M
Men's singles G G G G ½ B F
Men's pairs G G G G G ½ B F
Women's singles G G G G G ½ B F
Women's pairs G G G G ½ B F
Parasport
Men's pairs B6–8 G G G G G ½ B F
Women's pairs B6–8 G G G G G ½ B F
Mixed pairs B2–3 G G G ½ B F


Participating nations

The eight nations who will each bring six para bowlers, three male and three female, to the Games were named on 9 October 2025[3]. Able-bodied bowlers will be named in due course.


  •  Australia (6)
  •  England (6)
  •  Malaysia (6)
  •  New Zealand (6)
  •  Scotland (6)
  •  Singapore (6)
  •  South Africa (6)
  •  Wales (6)

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Scotland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

Medallists

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Singles
Pairs

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Singles
Pairs

Para-sport

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's pairs B6–8
Women's pairs B6–8
]
Mixed pairs B2–3

References

  1. ^ "Glasgow 2026 | Bowls and Para Bowls". Glasgow 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  2. ^ Schedule
  3. ^ "Nations confirmed for Para Bowls at Glasgow 2026". Commonwealth Sport. 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2026-02-11.