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Enriching Lives Through Archery

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UK Field and 3D archery rankings

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New Run Archery dates announced!

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Could you represent GB at Paris 2024?

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New coaching course places released

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Latest News

Meet your Junior AGB Ambassadors: Hannah Gardiner
June 04, 2023

Meet your Junior AGB Ambassadors: Hannah Gardiner

It's time to introduce you to another of our brilliant new junior ambassadors, letting them tell their story in their own words of who they are, what they love and why they chose to become an Archery GB ambassador. This month, we hear from Hannah Gardiner.

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Here are the archers going to the World Youth Championships in Ireland
June 02, 2023

Here are the archers going to the World Youth Championships in Ireland

"Great Britain have an incredibly talented team who will be on the hunt for medals at this event.”

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Seven GB archers will compete at the European Games on behalf of Team GB
June 01, 2023

Seven GB archers will compete at the European Games on behalf of Team GB

Around 7000 athletes competing in 29 sports from 48 nations will come together at this prestigious event

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The 2023 British Field Champions are crowned
May 30, 2023

The 2023 British Field Champions are crowned

The 2023 British Field Champions are crowned

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Meet the team going to the World Cup in Colombia
May 26, 2023

Meet the team going to the World Cup in Colombia

“Columbia gives us another great opportunity to build on the successes and learnings from the first two stages of the World Cup."

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Junior Archery Series 2023: York, stage one
May 25, 2023

Junior Archery Series 2023: York, stage one

"In an individual sport it was great to see all these athletes interact, empathise and support each other."

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Three medals for GB at the European Para Cup
May 23, 2023

Three medals for GB at the European Para Cup

"We work so well as a team and can really enjoy ourselves. It’s amazing for us to be bringing back the gold.”

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Silver for Ella Gibson at the Shanghai World Cup
May 23, 2023

Silver for Ella Gibson at the Shanghai World Cup

“I’m really happy to start the season with another World Cup medal."

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Free toolkit for clubs to keep members safe in the sun
May 20, 2023

Free toolkit for clubs to keep members safe in the sun

"The message is to get outdoors and enjoy a healthy lifestyle, but remember to protect your skin with the same care as other parts of your body."

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New online and in person courses for coaches available
May 19, 2023

New online and in person courses for coaches available

Due to the recent changes to our safeguarding training requirements for licensed coaches (new and renewing), we have organised even more tutor-lead courses.

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Types of Archery

A guide to the different types of archery available and the bows you can use. Field, target, indoor, 3D, flight, clout and para archery can all be shot using recurve bows, compound bows, longbows or barebows.

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Target

Target archery is the type of archery practiced at the Olympics, and is the version most beginners learn first. Archers shoot a set number of arrows at targets set at specified distances on a flat surface.

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Field & 3D

A field archery course is set up over woodland and rough terrain. Archers shoot a specified number of arrows at different targets in sequence.

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Flight

Flight archery is shooting an arrow over the longest possible distance. There is no target, but it does require a very large, flat area - something the size of an aerodrome.

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Clout

Clout archery is an ancient form of archery that was used as military training in the Middle Ages. The target is the clout, which is a small flag on a vertical stick, stuck in the ground and placed up to 160 metres away.

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