Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Federation

The CTBF was established at Stirling, Scotland at the instigation of Dr. P.S. Nathan, Life President of the World Tenpin Bowling Association, in September 2002. .......formation press release

The object of the Federation, representing the interests of Federations from Commonwealth nations, is to develop, promote and support the sport of Tenpin Bowling throughout the Commonwealth. Its prime focus is to successfully stage biennial Commonwealth Championships that will ultimately meld into the official Commonwealth Games program. CTBF is administered by the Executive Committee, headed by CTBF President, Julian Pace-Bonello. At the Congress meeting held in Melbourne on 7 July 2006, the following officials were elected to the EC:-

President		Julian Pace-Bonello from Malta
Vice-President		Roger Christofides from Cyprus

Zone Representatives		Pat White from England – European Zone
		Sidney Tung from Malaysia – Asian Zone
		Cathy Innes from Canada – American Zone
Secretary-General		Lynne Clay from Australia

The formation of the CTBF coincided with the inaugural Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championships, held in Stirling, Scotland, which was enthusiastically attended by athletes and officials from 15 Commonwealth Nations. A major achievement was realised with the inclusion of Tenpin Bowling in the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games, held in Bendigo, Australia and in accordance with one of the CTBF’s primary goals, Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championships have also been staged in Cyprus and Australia.

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