Taranaki’s Briar Atkinson and Camron Horo are world champions.
The duo won the world indoor junior bowls mixed pairs in Ballyclare, Northern Ireland, in the early hours of Friday morning (NZT) and in doing so completed a tremendous championship that was many months in the making.
While both players were selected by Bowls New Zealand for the event, they largely had to pay their own way and this was achieved through various fundraising efforts in Taranaki during the winter.
They were ably managed by New Plymouth’s John Gray, a former Dominion fours winner, who provided the right blend of experience and enjoyment.
