Indian women`s Lawn Bowls players created history on Monday as they confirmed the nation`s first-ever medal in the sport by reaching the final of the Women`s Fours event by defeating New Zealand in the semi-final. This win is a huge upset as India has confirmed its first-ever medal by defeating a side that has 40 medals in the sport and is among the five most successful Lawn Bowls teams.

They defeated New Zealand by a margin of 16-13. The India quartet consisting of Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani started with a 0-5 trail in the semi-final. It kept its nerves and fought back to gain a 7-6 lead which eventually widened to 10-7. From that point, there was no looking back for India as they kept scoring points and won the match. India will now face South Africa in the final of the Women`s Fours event.

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