Bloomfield follows through with her bowls at the New Zealand Nationals in early January 2025. She won the women's pairs title at the event. Photo: New Zealand Bowls
Niue's bowler Olivia Bloomfield is continuing to build her own record and hoping she can still make it back into Team Niue Bowls for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
She led her fours team to retain their Queensland State women's fours title at the Sunshine Coast over four-days earlier this month.
Bloomfield led her Bowls Gold Coast Tweed team through an unbeaten run at the tournament, which featured a total of 20 district teams.
Bloomfield is now looking forward to secure her spot in Team Niue.
Queensland Bowls said the Gold Coast Tweed women and men have reigned supreme winning back-to-back Division 1 Titles at Club Maroochy.
"In the Women's Division 1, Gold Coast Tweed dominated the event by going through undefeated in nine sectional rounds and all three finals games to secure the Val Woodward Perpetual Shield," it said on their page.
"They had a scare in the second finals game, scraping home by two shots over Moreton Bay."
Olivia Bloomfield, right, with her Bowls Gold Coast Tweed team after they retained their women's title at the Sunshine Coast on Photo: Supplied
Bloomfield, who earlier this year said she wants to make it back to the Niue team for the Commonwealth Games next year, said the competition is one of those she has been preparing for in Australia.
The other two are the Queenland State Championships Women's Open pairs event on May 20-22 and then the singles competition, scheduled for May 23-25.
"I am excited that I was able to skip our team and we were able to retain our title for the second consecutive year," she said.
"Now I move on to the open pairs and singles event next week."
She said her aim is to keep consistently performing well, hoping that Niue Bowls will be interested in offering her a spot in their national team.
Niue Bowls vice president Catherine Papani had told RNZ Pacific earlier this year that Bloomfield, and others residing outside of the island, can represent Niue at anytime.
Apart from having an impressive and consistent record, bowlers must also be financial members of the Niue Bowls Association.
Papani said they are open to overseas-based Niueans from representing the country, adding that selection of players for World Bowls competitions requires players to be members of the country's association.
