Bowling for his country.A NORTH Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. ten-pin bowling ace is jetting half way round the world to represent the national team at the world championships. Yesterday, 22-year-oldKevin Jaap,from Rhyl, was busy training at Chester Megabowl, alongside fellow Welsh international Gareth Holder, from Llanelli. Kevin and the Welsh team will face stiff competition from 66 nations at the world championships in Kuala Lumpur, which run from September 9--20. A recent graduate from Liverpool John Moores University Originally founded as a small mechanics institution (Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts) in 1825, the institution grew over the centuries by converging and amalgamating with different colleges and eventually became the Liverpool Polytechnic. ,Kevin has been working part time at the Chester bowling complex for the last three years. Kevin already has some experience on the international stage. As a junior he competed in leagues and tournaments before being picked to play for the Welsh under-16s team. He said: ``It is great to be able to compete for my country again. ``Having the opportunity to compete at an international level really is a dream come true.'' After the world championships Kevin will be off to the Honduras,in Central America, where he will be representing Wales in the individual AMF World Cup The AMF World Cup, now a joint partnership between Qubica and AMF (now called the Qubica/AMF World Cup), is an annual Ten-pin bowling championship, and one of the largest in terms of number of participating nations. . CAPTION(S): Kevin Jaap from Rhyl will be heading out to Kuala Lumpur to play for Wales at the ten pin bowling world championships in September; Picture: ROBERT PARRY JONES |
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