Jake Fehlberg (below) last night collected Team Griffith’s 29th medal of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) after Australia edged out South Africa in a gripping final of the Mixed Pairs (vision impaired) in the Lawn Bowls at Broadbeach.
The Bachelor of Business graduate teamed up with Lynne Seymour to claim gold after a tense 12-9 victory that went to the last ball of the last end.
Our vision-impaired mixed pairs team celebrate Australia’s second gold medal for lawn bowls. Lynne Seymour (directed by husband Bob Seymour) and Jake Fehlberg (directed by dad Grant Fehlberg) won against South Africa, final score 12 to 9. @BowlsAustralia #7CommGames #7News pic.twitter.com/MHpj3NQRHq
— 7 News Brisbane (@7NewsBrisbane) April 11, 2018
It means that after seven days of sporting endeavour at GC2018, athletes from the Griffith University community have amassed 17 gold, four silver and eight bronze medals.
Jake’s Australian Lawn Bowls teammate, Bachelor of Business student and Bachelor