Fallen bowling queen Lisa Kwan rebuilds life through archery
The thud of arrows fills the hall.
Lisa Kwan, once Malaysia’s bowling queen, stands among young archers, preparing for her new job as mentor at an archery centre.
Now 61, she’s at the Best Archery Centre in Glo Damansara for a second chance.
“I never thought I’d find myself in an archery hall,” Kwan, twice sportswoman of the year said. “But maybe this is where I can start again.
“The medals are memories. This is about surviving and finding a place to belong.”
To understand this second chance, you have to return to her first ascent.
Kwan’s rise was swift. She picked up bowling as a hobby in 1984 at Klang Bowl. A year later, the Klang Methodist Girls’ School alumna was a national champion.
Her high swing made her one of the world’s best and by 1991, she won silver at the FIQ world championships in Singapore. She closed that year…
