Lawn bowls at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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Lawn bowls at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was the 15th appearance of lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games. Competition took place at the National Lawn Bowls Centre, part of the Bukit Kiara Sports Complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 11 September until 21 September 1998.
South Africa topped the lawn bowls medal table by virtue of winning two gold medals.
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