The Namibian Bowling Association has received a much-needed financial push from Bank Windhoek and the Namibia National Olympic Committee. The assistance will enable the sport code to invest in nine key players of which six will attend the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India. The Commonwealth Games are a showcase for lawn bowls, as it is a game that is not played in all Commonwealth Countries. The World Bowls Board are supervising the building of bowling greens in India specifically for the 2010 games as there are no bowling greens in the Country.

Lawn bowls have enjoyed past success at international events. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Lynne Lindsay-Payne and Cathy du Plessis won a silver medal in the pair’s category. "The Ladies will be well prepared to achieve even better results in India”, said Ms. Joan Smith, Executive Board Member of the Namibia National Olympic Committee.
A squad of nine ladies has been chosen to undergo an intensive 30-month training period, at the end of which six ladies will be chosen to represent Namibia in India 2010.
The squad members include: Bea Lamprecht, Marietjie du Preez, Theuna Grobler, Lesley Vermeulen, Sheena du Toit, Charlotte Morland, Diana Viljoen, Miele van der Merwe and Chrisna Steenkamp.
Miele and Chrisna are the two new comers to the squad; they have not yet represented Namibia at any international level.