BYARS Karin < Back  
Sport Lawn Bowls
CGA Swaziland   
Gender Women
Born 03 Oct 1948
Height1.66 m
Weight 65 kg
Human Interest
Sport Specific Information
Handedness Right
International Debut
Year 1998
Competing for Malaysia
Tournament Commonwealth Games
Location Kuala Lumpur
Further Personal Information
Residence Swaziland
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Manzini Club: Manzini, SWZ
Further Personal Information
Higher education Business Management - University of Witwatersrand: Johannesburg, RSA
General Interest
Hobbies Crafts, gardening and reading. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010)
Injuries She has had neck surgery twice in her life. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning a gold medal in the pairs at the 2002 African States tournament. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? Bowls was a sport she had always wanted to play.
General Interest
Hero / Idol Neil Burkett, Bernhard Langer and Andy Roddick. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010)
Ambitions To remain fit and active. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She started playing in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1986.
Further Personal Information
Languages Afrikaans, English
General Interest
Nicknames Kaz. (Athlete, 11 Oct 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Picture the shot."(Athlete, 11 Oct 2010)