The Gold Challenge is a unique opportunity for everyone to feel the excitement of London 2012 by taking on multiple Olympic and Paralympic sports and raising money for charity. Participants challenge themselves to do 30, 20, 10 or 5 sports. This can be done as an individual or as part of a team of 2-30 participants. The Gold Challenge expects more than 200,000 participants to take part, raising over £20 million for charity and driving demand in grassroots sports.

Who can take part?

The Gold Challenge is passionate about encouraging everyone to participate in sport - irrespective of age, physical ability or locality.

How to take part

Participants register for free, choose their challenge (their sports) and choose their cause (over 100 charities to choose from). A sport is completed by completing at least three hours of coached activity or by competing in a NGB affiliated tournament.

What does this mean for archery clubs?

The Gold Challenge is working with Archery GB to ensure that the challenge works for archery. Once a participant has selected archery, they can learn about it through archery's specific pages on the Gold Challenge website. The website then directs participants to where they can find local activity (clubs, coaches, development officers, festivals, events competition or other) to complete the sport.

The participant attends the sessions and once they have taken part the participant asks the coach to sign their certificate to say that they have completed that sport challenge. Participants are being advised that the most economical way completing the archery challenge is to attend a beginner's course. Participants might already be members of an archery club.

What are the benefits for an archery clubs to be involved?

• Increased participation for the club. This is a great opportunity where participants are choosing to engage with archery.
• An opportunity to find new members.
• Coaches/clubs still charge for the activity. Participants know they must pay for sessions where a fee would normally apply. This is for the clubs to keep.
• Tie into a massive nationwide marketing campaign designed to signpost people to NGBs and clubs
• Get involved in other ares such as the volunteer and coach based arms, which are being looked into by The Gold Challenge.

For more information on how you/your club could get involved please contact National Club Development Coordinator, Arran Coggan.

For more information on the Gold Challenge please contact the Sports Team on 020 7299 0914 or sports@goldchallenge.org