A PARA bowls player from Malvern will represent Team England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Joe Peplow forms part of a 14-player bowls and para bowls squad and will make his Games debut in Glasgow this summer.
The 66-year-old will compete in the B6-8 category alongside three other England teammates.
Peplow is joined in the B6-8 squad by Kieran Rollings, Michelle White and Helen Wood.
Wood joins Peplow as a Games debutant while Rollings won pairs bronze at the Birmingham 2022 edition.
The 2026 Commonwealth Games take place from July 23 to August 2 this summer.
Team England Chef de Mission, Jonathon Riall, said: “I am delighted to welcome our first confirmed members of Team England for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
“Bowls and para bowls are at the heart of the Commonwealth Games, having been one of six original sports back in 1930, and the sport has seen incredible success throughout the years.
“The squad selected for the 2026 Games is a celebration of Team England’s rich history with several returning medallists, and its diversity with athletes of a range of ages and backgrounds ready to take to the greens.”
Bowls will move indoor for the first time at the Commonwealth Games this summer.
The event will take place at the Scottish Event Campus with the competition one of the six original sports from the 1930 Games.
Team England are the most successful nation in the history of bowls and para bowls.
England have won 21 golds, 11 silvers and 23 bronzes throughout the history of bowls at the Commonwealth Games.
Bowls England performance director, Mo Monkton, added: “We are delighted to be a part of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games programme.
“England have always shone on the Commonwealth Games stage, and we have no doubt that our squad will follow in the footsteps of those before them.
“Our eyes are firmly on the podium, and we will work hard to ensure that we make the country proud throughout this prestigious event – the biggest within our sports’ calendar.
“I ask everyone to get behind the team as they set their sights on gold and along the way, inspire the next generation of Commonwealth Games bowlers.”
