The International Bowling Federation (IBF) and the Korea Bowling Association are set to welcome athletes from 38 nations to the 2024 World Youth Championships.
The championship, scheduled from July 7 to 18, will take place at the Fiesta Bowling Center in Incheon. The complete IBF event schedule can be found here.
Today, July 8, marks the final day for team arrivals. Tomorrow, the national teams will hold an official practice. Singles qualifying will begin on July 10.
Each gender's players will compete in different disciplines - Singles, Doubles, Teams and Mixed Teams.
With Sierra Leone opting out, 38 countries are now set to compete in this year's World Youth Championships - Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, and Vietnam.
The 2024 World Youth Championships is not the sole global youth bowling event this year. The 2024 Youth World Cup was held in Lima, Peru from January 19 to 26, where Robin Ilhammar of Sweden and Costa Rica's Elena Weinstok won gold.
