Lawn bowls

Japanese: ローンボウルズ(英語表記)lawn bowls
Lawn bowls
A game in which players roll a ball on a grass court and compete to stop it as close as possible to a stationary white ball called the "jack." It is also called bowls or on the green. It is a type of bowling that originated in Scotland, UK. The ball is made of wood or synthetic resin, 12-14.5 cm in diameter and weighs up to 1.5 kg. It is an eccentric ball with a different balance between the left and right, and it draws a large arc as it rolls, so the bowler must predict the ball's trajectory. The target jack is 6.3 cm in diameter and weighs 0.2-0.3 kg. There are four events: singles, doubles, triples, and fours. It is particularly popular in Commonwealth countries. The international governing body is the International Bowling Board (IBB, later renamed the World Bowls Board WBB), which was founded in 1905, and the Japan Lawn Bowls Association, which was founded in 1986, is also a member of the IBB.

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Japanese:
芝生のコートでボールを転がし,「ジャック」と呼ばれる停止した白色のボールにできるだけ接近させて止め,その距離を競うゲーム。ボウルズ,オン・ザ・グリーンともいう。イギリスのスコットランドで生まれたスポーツで,ボウリングの一種。ボールは直径 12~14.5cm,重さ最大 1.5kgの木製あるいは合成樹脂製。左右のバランスを変えてつくられた偏心球で,転がる際に大きく弧を描くため,ボウラーは球道を予測しておく必要がある。標的となるジャックは直径 6.3cm,重さ 0.2~0.3kgである。競技種目はシングルス,ダブルス,トリプルス,フォアーズの4種目がある。イギリス連邦諸国で特に盛ん。国際的な統轄団体は 1905年創立の国際ボウリング委員会 (IBB。のちに世界ボウルズ委員会 WBBと改称) で,1986年に設立された日本ローンボウルズ連盟も加入している。

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