Jack Pullin will represent Disability Bowls England in the World Bowls Championship later this month.
A man who plays bowls for a village team will represent England in the World Bowls Championships in Australia.
Jack Pullin, 28, from Bredon Bowling Club in Worcestershire, will turn out for the Men's Para Pairs on the Gold Coast, starting from 29 August.Member in Bredon have expressed pride over his selection."The support that everyone has shown through social media is phenomenal... I can't quite believe I'm going [to Australia] myself," he explained.George Glaze, the club's president, described Bredon as a "modest bowls club in a small community".
"We are enormously pleased and proud that Jack has been selected... it is an amazing honour for our club to have him as a member," he said. Mr Glaze added the 28-year-old's bowling skills had developed massively over the years and he had "developed as a person as well".Mr Pullin, who works in a local shop, said he loved being part of a community where "you know everyone".
"[The tournament] is going to be a once in a lifetime opportunity that I will never forget," he explained.Mr Pullin says he loves to be part of the small community in Bredon
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