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Meet Val Smith – New Zealand’s most-capped athlete and two-time lawn bowls world champion

Meet Val Smith – New Zealand’s most-capped athlete and two-time lawn bowls world champion

Update: 2025-08-31
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When you talk about (or even Google) celebrated athletes in this country, rugby players usually come up first.


But I want you to meet New Zealand’s most-capped athlete, who has played an astonishing 667 international matches for her country.


She is Val Smith, one of New Zealand’s most successful lawn bowls athletes. She’s a two-time world champion and has another nine world championship medals to her name.


She’s also one of the most wholesome interviews I’ve done in a while – guaranteed to warm the cockles of your heart!

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Meet Val Smith – New Zealand’s most-capped athlete and two-time lawn bowls world champion

Meet Val Smith – New Zealand’s most-capped athlete and two-time lawn bowls world champion

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