WARRACKNABEAL’S Josh Barry has been keeping a busy schedule as he continues to work towards possible selection for next year’s Commonweath Games.
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Barry’s latest string of achievements came on the Gold Cost.
It started when he represented Australia as it defeated New Zealand in eight matches out nine as part of a Trans-Tasman series.
Shortly after he returned to the greens to take on Scotland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Wales and England in a multi-nation series.
His time on the Gold Coast wrapped up with the Australian Open from June 10-23.
There he managed a silver medal after making the physical disability men’s singles final.
He also returned home with silver from the multi-disciplinary pairs after combining with Nathan Appleton.
Berry joked he did not want to touch another bowl for a while.
“I’m still looking to play and train a couple of times a week,” he said.
His results on the Gold Coast followed success at the multi-disciplinary national championships in May when he won two gold medals and a bronze.
The culmination of his continued success led to Barry receiving the June nomination for the Wimmera Sports Star of the Year Award.
It is an award the bowler is familiar with having been now been nominated four of the past five years.
In addition he has won the national access all abilities award on six occasions and the local level equivalent in 2000.
He said he saw himself as a role model for other Wimmera athletes with disabilities.
“I just love playing sport,” he said.
“It’s always good to play with the Wimmera Whippets as well.”
A selection camp for the seven bowlers still in the running to fill the three Commonweath Games spots available will be held in October.
Until then Barry will continue to train hard whilst travelling back and forth to Ballarat each week to play in the Geelong-Ballarat premier bowls competition.
