Shepparton’s Amanda Threlfall takes home gold at Para Bowling World Cup

More than 750 participants across 48 teams (24 men’s and 24 women’s) competed in the Para World Cup from November 3-10.

Threlfall competed in a number of events, taking out gold in the women’s singles Intellectual Disability category and gold in her teams event.

She teamed up with Kallan Strong, a 21-year-old from NSW for gold in teams before combining with Strong again to clinch silver in the mixed doubles category.

Threlfall competed against four others in the singles and four combinations in the teams event.

The 45-year-old, who regularly hones her skills at Shepparton’s Oz Tenpin, said it had been an honour to represent Australia on the world stage.

“To represent my country at a Para World Games is just so exciting,” Threlfall said.

“It’s something that I’ve wanted to do for a very long time, the atmosphere, and bowling against other countries is really great and I can’t wait to do it again.”

Threlfall has been bowling since she was 15 and said after a stack of achievements in recent years this easily topped the lot.

Now a world champion Threlfall said throughout the tournament her focus was on her own game and performing to the best of her ability.

“You try your hardest to get to a World Cup, to even be nominated to represent Australia is just the biggest achievement,” she said.

“I went in with a mindset that — the girls that I was up against — I had a good chance of winning, but I just focused on having fun and bowling my best and what will be will be.”

Threlfall said her focus now turned to next year’s Para World Cup in Singapore, where she will look to defend her world title.