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“I decided to train as a coach because I want to help other people try the sport and see the enjoyment a lot of other people and I get out of it. I think it is so important that there are younger coaches so that juniors can see people like themselves currently enjoying it" - Emelia Hughes

The project is due to be completed later this year, enabling athletes access to this world class facility as part of their preparations for Paris 2024.

"I have wanted to be a part of the Senior National Squad for a while but didn’t think I’d be able to shoot the scores. However, after shooting so well throughout 2022, I knew there would be a chance and when I shot over the required 690’s/720, I had the scores to back that up."

The key aim of the selection process is to identify the best athletes to represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games.

Barebow as a discipline and community is growing at a very encouraging rate, and we are receiving increasing recognition and publicity for what we do.

“For more than 100 years, Easton arrows have been in the quivers of Great Britain’s best archers."

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 Chloe A’Bear.

Helen Brown, the first Women's Barebow winner of the National Tour, talks about the bowstyle's inclusion into the 2022 event, what it means for the barebow community and her hopes for 2023.

Raheem Scott from Leicester Archery Academy explains, as the reward for every good deed in Ramadhan is believed to be multiplied by 70, continuing to practice archery during the days of fasting, whether at an outdoor or indoor range, is a great way to keep active whilst at the same time benefitting from the blessings of the month.

"Life as a GB para archer has been incredible."

With all the excitement surrounding the 2023 National Tour, we went back to where it all started and spoke to Lucy O’Sullivan and Duncan Busby, the first compound champions about their experience of the very first National Tour finals. 

“We are proud to partner with Archery GB in this way and thank you for the opportunity to be a part of what you are doing to grow the sport!"

To celebrate the last day of LGBTA+ History Month, Johanna Meyer and Blake Walker from the University of Bath take a look at fictional archers, their impact on the sport and what LGBTQ+ representation in archery really means.

"We are slowly welcoming other LGBTQ+ members from within our local area, and we try to be warm and friendly with every potential archer that comes to our doors. This does usually involve lots of cake and a happy atmosphere."

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 Liam Ford.