Sarah-Jane Ewing reflects on gold, encouragement and belonging in bowls

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sarah-Jane Ewing discusses encouragement, inclusion and the women who shaped her bowling journey in a new Bowls Scotland Q&A.
Ewing won gold as a director in Scotland’s B2-B3 mixed pairs team at Glasgow 2026 alongside Robert Barr, Mary Stevenson and Jim Aitken.
In the feature she pays tribute to Stevenson and her early junior coaches, and considers how clubs can help women and girls feel welcome and develop their skills.