Aleena Nawawi
{{Short description|Malaysian lawn bowler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| nationality = Malaysian
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| birth_place = Perak, Malaysia
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| sport = Lawn bowls
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| highestranking = 46 (September 2024)
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{{MedalCountry |{{MAS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Outdoor Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 2023 Gold Coast | pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Lawn Bowls Championship}}
{{MedalGold | 2024 Pattaya |fours}}
{{MedalGold | 2025 Clark |pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition|National Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 |singles}}
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Aleena Ahmad Nawawi is a lawn bowler from Malaysia.{{cite magazine |author= |title=Aleena Nawawi making heads turn in lawn bowls |url=|magazine=Bowls Malaysia page 3 |location= |publisher= |date=June 2023 |access-date=}}
Bowls career
Aleena came to prominence in late 2022, winning the gold medal in the triples at the 2022 Malaysian Games{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/others/2022/09/25/emotions-run-high-on-the-lawn-for-nurnajwa |title=Emotions run high on the lawn for Nurnajwa |website=The Star (Malaysia) |access-date=13 August 2023}} and then winning a silver medal at the national singles at the Bukit Kiara Sports Complex. She lost in the final to Alyani Jamil.{{cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2022/10/844301/marriage-followed-national-singles-title |title=A marriage followed by a national singles title |website=New Straits Times |access-date=13 August 2023}}
Her performances led to her being selected by the Malaysian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship.{{cite web |url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/competitors-confirmed-world-bowls-outdoor-championships/ |title=COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 |website=Bowls International |access-date=13 August 2023}} She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |title=Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia |publisher=World Bowls |access-date=13 August 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |title=SCHEDULE & DRAWS |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=13 August 2023}} The Malaysian team ranked seventh in the world at the start of the tournament, were given the target of reaching the semi finals.{{cite web |url=https://www.thevibes.com/articles/sports/94199/msian-lawn-bowlers-get-semi-final-target-in-gold-coast-tourneys |title=Malaysian lawn bowlers get semi-final target in Gold Coast tourneys |website=The Vibes |access-date=13 August 2023}} In the pairs partnering Ain Nabilah Tarmizi, she reached the final against Malta, where she won the gold medal after winning 15–11.
Nawawi won the gold medal in the fours at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, held in Pattaya, Thailand, during March 2024.{{cite web|url=https://thesun.my/sport/malaysia-again-emerge-overall-champions-at-asian-lawn-bowls-tournament-HB12201170 |title=Malaysia again emerge overall champions at Asian Lawn Bowls tournament |website=The Sun Malaysia |access-date=21 March 2024}} In 2025 she won a gold medal in the pairs at the 16th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in Clark City, Phillipines.{{cite web|url=https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2419472 |title=Malaysian Lawn Bowlers Reign Again at Asian Championships |publisher=Bernama |date=4 May 2025 |access-date=24 May 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bowls.org.hk/16th-asian-lawn-bowls-championships-14th-u25-asian-lawn-bowls-championships/ |title=16th Asian Lawn Bowls Championships & 14th U25 Asian Lawn Bowls Championships |publisher=Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association |date=4 May 2025 |access-date=24 May 2025}}
Honours
= Honours of Malaysia =
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- 50px Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2024){{cite news|url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/ksn-dahului-senarai-penerima-darjah-kebesaran-pingat-sempena-keputeraan-agong-486841?amp=1|title=KSN dahului senarai penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Pingat sempena Keputeraan Agong|access-date=7 September 2024|publisher=Astro Awani|date=7 September 2024|language=Ms}}
References
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Category:Malaysian female bowls players