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Bowling
Discipline: Tenpin.
In Tenpin bowling, a bowler rolls a bowling ball down a wood or synthetic lane toward ten pins positioned evenly in four rows in an equilateral triangle. The goal is to knock down all ten pins on the first roll of the ball (a strike), or failing that, on the second roll (a spare). Scoring is related to the level of success in downing the pins.
At the highest level, Tenpin is a demanding sport requiring precision and skill. Since rolling the ball straight isn’t the best way to get a strike, skilled bowlers impart side rotation to hook (curve) the shot to hit the pins at an angle, which increases their chances of knocking all of them down. The goal is to get the highest score by knocking down as many pins as possible in ten turns (frames).
A match is generally played as the best of three games. The winner of a game is the competitor that scores more points than the opponent over ten frames.
Tenpin bowling has been on the programme of The World Games from 1981 to 2022.
Federation: International Bowling Federation (IBF), https://bowling.sport/
