1.   Lawn bowls will be a competitive sport at the Games.

2.   The nine traditional sports are track and field, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, lawn bowls, shooting, swimming and weightlifting.

3.   Finals were also scheduled in lawn bowls, cycling, rythmic gymnastics and wieghtlifting.

4.   Disabled athletes are competing in athletics and lawn bowls for the visually impaired as well as swimming.

5.   Disabled athletes are competing in swimming, athletics and lawn bowls for the visually impaired.

6.   They will be competing in lawn bowls, swimming and athletics, the first time events for the disabled have been an integral part of a major international competition.

7.   There are bits of lawn bowls, shuffleboard and even billiards involved.

8.   Medals will be up for grabs in four more shooting events, and preliminary competition was scheduled to continue in lawn bowls, badminton, boxing and synchronised swimming.

9.   The first day of competition also included preliminaries in badminton and lawn bowls, boxing, wrestling and synchronised swimming.

10.   The nine traditional sports are athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, lawn bowls, shooting, swimming and weightlifting.