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Aleena Nawawi

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Aleena Ahmad Nawawi is a Malaysian lawn bowler, born on 2 January 1999 in Perak. She came to prominence in late 2022 by winning the triples gold medal at the Malaysian Games and a silver medal in the national singles, which led to her selection for the national team at the 2023 World Bowls Championship, where she and Ain Nabilah Tarmizi won the women's pairs gold medal by beating Malta 15-11. She then won gold in the fours at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in Pattaya in March 2024 and in the pairs at the 16th championship in Clark City in 2025. At the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow she took silver in the women's pairs with Syafiqa Haidar. Her career high world ranking is number 11, reached in August 2026, and in 2024 she was made a member of Malaysia's Order of the Defender of the Realm.

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Birth Year
1999 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
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Competed In

Commonwealth Games, Competitions
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World Bowls Championships, Competitions
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Lawn bowls, Sports
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Nationality

Malaysia

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Aleena Ahmad Nawawi (born 2 January 1999) is a lawn bowler from Malaysia.
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    Aleena Ahmad Nawawi (born 2 January 1999) is a lawn bowler from Malaysia.
  • Bowls career, Asian championships
    Nawawi won the gold medal in the fours at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, held in Pattaya, Thailand, during March 2024.
  • Competed In: Commonwealth Games, Bowls career, 2026 Commonwealth Games
    Playing with Syafiqa Haidar, she won the silver medal in the women's pairs at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, losing to England's Sian Honnor and Amy Pharaoh in the final .
  • Competed In: World Bowls Championships, Bowls career, 2023 World Bowls Championship
    Her performances led to her being selected by the Malaysian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship.
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