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Why Canadian Pan Am bowler Dan Maclelland is best in world

CBC's David Common tried a number of Pan Am sports in the run-up to the Games to see how challenging it really is to be among the best.

Yes, bowling is a Pan Am sport, and a Canadian leads the pack

Bowling with Team Canada's Dan Maclelland

9 years ago
Duration 3:21
Canadian bowling champion Dan Maclelland shows CBC's David Common some of his tricks.

CBC's David Common tried a number of Pan Am sports in the run-up to the Games to see how challenging it really is to be among the world's best.


Bowling is an official Pan Am sport. And the best bowler in the world, Dan Maclelland, is Canadian.

Even Maclelland admits most people don't view bowling as a sport, or even athletic. But there's no question it involves skill.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

David Common covers a wide range of stories for CBC News, from war to disrupting scams. He is a host with the investigative consumer affairs program Marketplace, and a correspondent with The National. David has travelled to more than 85 countries for his work, has lived in cities across Canada, and been based as a foreign correspondent in the U.S. and Europe. He has won a number of awards, but a big career highlight remains an interview with Elmo. You can reach David at david.common@cbc.ca, Twitter: @davidcommon.