Ainie Knight

Ainie Knight

Personal information
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1986-05-24) 24 May 1986 (age 38) Sagay, Negros Occidental
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	37 (September 2024)[1]
Medal record Representing  Philippines World Outdoor Championships 2012 Adelaide Women's pairs Asia Pacific Bowls Championships 2009 Kuala Lumpur pairs 2011 Adelaide pairs 2015 Christchurch pairs Southeast Asian Games 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Triples 2017 Kuala Lumpur Pairs 2019 Philippines Triples Asian Lawn Bowls Championship 2024 Pattaya triples

Ainie Abatayo Knight (born 24 May 1986) is a Philippines international lawn and indoor bowler.[2][3]

Biography

Knight from Sagay, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide.[4]

She has won three medals in the pairs at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships.[5] In 2014, she won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Sonia Bruce.[6]

In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Knight won the gold medal in the triples at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, held in Pattaya, Thailand, during March 2024.[8]

References

1. "World Male Rankings". World Bowls. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
2. "Ainie Knight". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
3. "Masterlist of eligible athletes" (PDF). PSC.gov. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
4. "2012 World Bowls Recap". iLawnbowl. 9 December 2012.
5. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
6. "HK Classic winners Women's pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
7. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
8. "PH lawn bowlers shine in Asian Championships". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 21 March 2024.