Archery GB Junior National Outdoor Championships

Juniors across the country, this is the competition for you. Youth archers of all ages and abilities come together to compete for the chance to become the newest champions.

The 2025 Junior National Outdoor Championships will take place at Lilleshall National Sports Centre across the weekend of 5-6 July, featuring recurve, barebow, longbow and compound competitions.

2025 competition information

Date

Location

5-6 July Lilleshall National Sports Centre

2024 competition

Date

Location

Entries

Media

6-7 July Lilleshall Open: 7 March
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What round is it?

Saturday 6 July: Junior World Archery 1440 Star

  • Under 21 Men WA 1440 (90, 70, 50, 30)
  • Under 21 Women WA 1440 (70, 60, 50, 30)
  • Archers shooting the above rounds are eligible for World Archery Star awards, dependent on the score achieved. Any junior archer may shoot these rounds.

Note: Archers shooting the above rounds are eligible for World Archery Star awards dependant on the score achieved.

Metric Rounds

  • Under 18 WA 1440 (Metric 1) - Men under 18
  • Under 18 WA 1440 (Metric 2) - Women under 18
  • Metric II – Men under 16
  • Metric III – Women under 15, Women under 16, Men under 15
  • Metric IV – Women under 14, Men under 14
  • Metric V – Women under 12, Men under 12

Sunday 7 July: National Championships

  • York – Men under 21
  • Hereford – Women under 21

Other available rounds

  • Bristol I – Men under 18
  • Bristol II – Men under 16, Women under 18
  • Bristol III – Men under 15, Women under 16, Women under 15
  • Bristol IV – Men under 14, Women under 14
  • Bristol V – Women under 12, Men under 12

What are the age groups?

Please select your bow type when entering. You will be allocated into your correct age group based on your year of birth under the new Archery GB age ruling.  

Year of birth

From 1st Jan 2024, for the whole year, your age group will be

2003

Senior

2004

U21

2005

U21

2006

U21

2007

U18

2008

U18

2009

U16

2010

U15

2011

U14

2012

U14

2013 and later

U12

What can I win?

The overall Junior champion is determined from the York or the Hereford.

Age category winners will be awarded on both the Saturday and the Sunday.

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