Prowealth on Tuesday launched the Prowealth Action Bowls League which is scheduled to start in Windhoek at the end of March.
It will be a social league for non-bowlers with the aim of providing team-building exercises for companies. The format will differ from normal bowls and the emphasis will be on having fun and socialising.”The tournament will run for four weeks, taking place on Wednesday nights at various clubs in Windhoek.Companies are urged to enter as many teams of four as possible.The entrance fee will be N$2 000 per team which will include supper for the team members,” Ken Moreland of the Namibian Bowls Association said.”The emphasis will be on having some fun and socialising so that companies can use it as team-building exercises.We call on companies to enter as many teams as possible,” he added.The managing director of Prowealth, Riaan Potgieter, said bowls was an ideal sport for Prowealth to sponsor.”As a small to medium enterprise company, we don’t have the funds to get involved in big sport codes like soccer or rugby.But bowls is perfect for us, because you don’t need a lot of money to make a difference.It’s also important to us that it’s a clean sport which doesn’t have any negative connotations.It is not just for the older generation – when younger players first start playing they immediately get hooked,” he said.”The format will be different and aimed at having some fun.Company teams will have colourful corporate colours, while we hope to draw more younger players to join the league,” he added.Jacobs, Moreland off to World Champs Meanwhile, Sure Ritz Travel announced that it would sponsor Namibia’s top singles bowlers to participate at the World Singles Bowls Championships which takes place in Scotland in July.Namibia will be represented by Johan Jacobs and Charlotte Morland who recently won the male and female categories at the Namibian closed singles championships.Sureritz also helped to sponsor the Namibian teams that participated at the World Bowls Championships in New Zealand in January, but the players had to raise most of the funds themselves.Each player had to raise about N$27 000 to compete in New Zealand after they could not attract sponsorships from Namibia’s private sector.Namibia performed admirably at the World Championships with the men’s team finishing 12th out of 24 teams.This means that they will receive automatic entry to the next World Championships in four years’ time.The women’s team finished 16th out of 24 teams, meaning that they will have to qualify for the World Championships again.Elvis Nakale of Sure Ritz Travel congratulated the Namibian team on its performance, saying that they were proud to be associated with them.”You let the world know that Namibia is a force to be reckoned with.We congratulate you and are proud to be associated with you,” he said.- www.namibiasport.com.naThe format will differ from normal bowls and the emphasis will be on having fun and socialising.”The tournament will run for four weeks, taking place on Wednesday nights at various clubs in Windhoek.Companies are urged to enter as many teams of four as possible.The entrance fee will be N$2 000 per team which will include supper for the team members,” Ken Moreland of the Namibian Bowls Association said.”The emphasis will be on having some fun and socialising so that companies can use it as team-building exercises.We call on companies to enter as many teams as possible,” he added.The managing director of Prowealth, Riaan Potgieter, said bowls was an ideal sport for Prowealth to sponsor.”As a small to medium enterprise company, we don’t have the funds to get involved in big sport codes like soccer or rugby.But bowls is perfect for us, because you don’t need a lot of money to make a difference.It’s also important to us that it’s a clean sport which doesn’t have any negative connotations.It is not just for the older generation – when younger players first start playing they immediately get hooked,” he said.”The format will be different and aimed at having some fun.Company teams will have colourful corporate colours, while we hope to draw more younger players to join the league,” he added.Jacobs, Moreland off to World Champs Meanwhile, Sure Ritz Travel announced that it would sponsor Namibia’s top singles bowlers to participate at the World Singles Bowls Championships which takes place in Scotland in July.Namibia will be represented by Johan Jacobs and Charlotte Morland who recently won the male and female categories at the Namibian closed singles championships.Sureritz also helped to sponsor the Namibian teams that participated at the World Bowls Championships in New Zealand in January, but the players had to raise most of the funds themselves.Each player had to raise about N$27 000 to compete in New Zealand after they could not attract sponsorships from Namibia’s private sector.Namibia performed admirably at the World Championships with the men’s team finishing 12th out of 24 teams.This means that they will receive automatic entry to the next World Championships in four years’ time.The women’s team finished 16th out of 24 teams, meaning that they will have to qualify for the World Championships again.Elvis Nakale of Sure Ritz Travel congratulated the Namibian team on its performance, saying that they were proud to be associated with them.”You let the world know that Namibia is a force to be reckoned with.We congratulate you and are proud to be associated with you,” he said.- www.namibiasport.com.na
