Para bowls is back and ready to roll.

England have officially been announced as one of the eight nations set to take to the floor at Glasgow 2026 in para bowls.

With three events to contest - women’s and men’s B6-8 Pairs and B2-3 mixed pairs - there are three medals up for grabs between Friday 24 July and Sunday 2 August 2026.

But when did para bowls first make its Commonwealth debut, and what is Team England's medal count?

As the months tick down to the start of Glasgow 2026, we're revisiting our para bowls history.

Para bowls Commonwealth Games debut

Para bowls first made its debut as a demonstration sport at Victoria 1994, before officially joining the Commonwealth Games programme at Manchester 2002.

It has featured at every Games since 2014, with Glasgow 2026 matching the three-event format seen at Birmingham 2022, but in a Games first, the competition will be held indoors.

Birmingham 2022

With names like Craig Bowler and Kieran Rollings, winning a Commonwealth Games lawn bowls medal was written in the stars.

Men's pairs B6-8 duo Bowler and Rollings clinched bronze at Birmingham 2022, with an emphatic 13-4 victory over New Zealand in the bronze final.

It was an emotional success for the two Team England athletes, with youngster Rollings avenging his heart-breaking fourth place on the Gold Coast four years earlier, finally reaching the podium.

While Bowler, came through very dark days to clinch bronze on his Commonwealth Games debut.

“There was nothing stopping us from showing fight out there today," said Rollings.

“I've been in that position before and it's tough to keep positive especially if you start to lose bowls.  

“But we kept strong out there, we kept going and we kept the fight up. I'm really impressed with that performance.” 

However, it was not the only para bowls medal for England on home soil, as the mixed pairs B2-3 squad roared to bronze.

The quartet of Alison Yearling, Susan Wherry, Chris Turnbull and Mark Wherry finished fourth in the sectional standings before falling to Scotland in the semi-finals.

But an incredible performance in the bronze medal match saw them down Australia 14-11 to reach the podium with a glittering bronze.

Glasgow 2014

The last time para bowls graced Glasgow, Bob Love, David Fisher and Paul Brown won bronze.

The open para-sport triples trio finished second in their group to progress to the knockout but could not overcome eventual winners South Africa in the semi-finals.

But with a 16-12 victory over hosts Scotland, it marked England's first-ever para bowls team event medal, with silverware previously only being in singles categories.

“It is the pinnacle of all my sporting achievement," said Love. "I have been playing this sport all over the world for 30 years and this is the pinnacle, really."

Manchester 2002

Ruth Small holds the title of Team England's sole Commonwealth Games para bowls champion.

At the sport's put its first official stamp on the Games in Manchester, Small took the women's blind singles title with victory over Zimbabwe's Constance Simbanda.

On home soil, the 51-year-old captured gold with a 15-0 triumph in what was a fairytale ending to the biggest competition of her career.

"I'm still in shock because this is everything that I could have dreamed of," she told BBC Sport.

"I was a little surprised at how comfortable I managed to win in the end, but I am overwhelmed by it all."

Victoria 1994

Para bowls made its first ever appearance at a Commonwealth Games over 30 years ago as a demonstration sport.

A significant step into the sport's history, paving the way for the event to be officially included in Manchester eight years later, Team England's Margareth Lyne was our brightest star.

Lyne shared women's blind singles bronze with Hong Kong's Sunny Tang to cement herself as England's first ever para bowling medallist.