Taiki Paniani
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Born | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 22 February 1997
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Sport | Lawn bowls |
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Taiki Paniani (born 22 February 1996) is a Cook Island international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
He was born in Rarotonga, Cook Islands and was selected as part of the Cook Islands team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he reached the semi-finals of the Pairs with Aidan Zittersteijn.[2] They then claimed a bronze medal after defeating Malta in the play off to win the first ever medal for the nation.[3]
In 2019, he won a gold medal at the Pacific Games in the fours event.[4]
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent the Cook Islands at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[5] He participated in the men's pairs and the men's fours events.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Taiki Paniani profile". GC 2018.
- ^ "Bowls team off to Gold Coast games". Cook Islands News. 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Wales win bowls men's pairs to deny Scotland's Alex Marshall". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Inside Bowls August 2019". Inside Bowls. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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- Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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