Grand National Archery Society

Archery GB
Official website
Sport	Archery
Abbreviation	GNAS
Founded	1861
Affiliation	WA
www.archerygb.org

The Grand National Archery Society (abbreviated to GNAS) is the governing body for the sport of archery in the United Kingdom. Under this main body are 8 Regional Societies and then many different county societies. It is affiliated to the WA or World Archery Federation (formerly FITA, the Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc) and is a member of the British Olympic Association. The society's motto is: "Union, Trueheart and Courtesie."

Archery GB's Role

Archery GB (the trading name of the Grand National Archery Society) is the governing body for all forms of archery in the United Kingdom, including target archery and field archery.

The society is currently responsible for over 1100 clubs and 40 000 registered members across the UK, all of whom may receive the magazine Archery UK four times a year, included in their affiliation. It also organises its own national tournaments and is responsible for training coaches, as well as ensuring affiliated clubs are covered by their public liability insurance policy. These costs are partly covered by affiliation fees, which all club members pay, both to County and Regional Associations and Archery GB itself.

The History of Archery GB

The first Grand National Archery Meeting was held on the Knavesmire at York in 1843 but the Grand National Archery Society (later Archery GB) itself was not founded until 1861,^[1] when it met at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool.

Many old archery traditions have been preserved by GNAS/Archery GB, with its three oldest member clubs being The Royal Toxophilites (founded in 1781), The Woodmen of Arden (founded in 1785) and the Royal Company of Archers (founded in 1676).

With archery now firmly established in the Olympics, GNAS/Archery GB has seen many international successes and British archers have won a total of 4 medals since the restoration of the sport in the 1972 Olympic Games.

Rebranding as Archery GB

At the Annual General Meeting held at Lilleshall on 19 April 2008, an official announcement was made confirming that "Archery GB" would become the trading name of the GNAS. An item in the Summer 2008 edition of Archery UK, the official GNAS magazine, states: "This seminal moment in the Society's history formalises a transition that is already in its infancy with the elite archers sporting new Archery GB branding. From this point on, the Archery GB brand will represent all facets of the organisation including the Olympic team, coaching programmes, events and membership. This change has come due to recognition that the Grand National Archery Society brand, whilst naturally close to many hearts, does not reflect the breadth and standing of the organisation representing British archery on a global scale. The logo is outdated and rather pale and the name conjures up images of an insular organisation with a penchant for horse-racing, which is an unfair reflection of a governing body of such stature."^[2]

External links

Official Website

References

↑ Encyclopedia of Sport, Charles Harvey (ed.) – Purnell & Sons 1959
↑ Archery UK, Summer 2008 edition, page 9. Grand National Archery Society, May 2008.

National members of the World Archery Federation

Disiplines Run archery Archery

Asia (AAF)	AFG BAN BHU CAM CHN HKG INA IND IRI IRQ JPN KAZ KGZ KOR KSA LAO LIB MAC MAS MGL MYA NEP PAK PHI PRK QAT SIN SRI THA TJK TKM TPE UZB VIE

Europe (WAE)	ARM AUT AZE BEL BIH BLR BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FIN FRA FRO GBR GEO GER GRE HUN IRL ISL ISR ITA KOS LAT LIE LTU LUX MDA MKD MLT MNE MON NED NOR POL POR ROU RUS SLO SMR SRB SUI SVK SWE TUR UKR

Africa (FAA)	ALG BEN BOT CMR CAF CHD COD EGY ERI GAB GHA GUI KEN LBA MRI MAR MTN NAM NIG NGR SEN SLE SOM RSA TOG TUN UGA

Oceania (OAC)	ASA AUS FIJ GUM KIR New Caledonia NZL NFI PLW PNG SAM SOL Tahiti Tonga VAN

Americas (WAA)	ARG BER BAR BRA CAN PAN PAR PER PUR TTO URU USA VEN

Pinnacle Events World Archery Championships FITA Archery World Cup Archery at the Summer Olympics

Sports governing bodies of the United Kingdom (GBR)

Summer Olympic sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton ENG WAL SCO Basketball Boxing Professional Amateur GBR ENG SCO WAL Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Football ENG NI SCO WAL Golf GBR ENG WAL SCO Gymnastics Handball GBR ENG SCO WAL NI Hockey GBR ENG SCO WAL Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's ENG NI SCO WAL Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis ENG SCO WAL Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball GBR ENG SCO WAL NI Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling

Winter Olympic sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Ice skating Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Snowboarding

Other IOC recognised sports	Air sports Bandy Baseball Billiard sports ENG NI SCO WAL Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket ENG & WAL SCO Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lacrosse ENG SCO WAL Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Motorsport Mountaineering and climbing Netball GBR ENG SCO WAL NI Orienteering Pelota vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller Sports Rugby Union ENG WAL SCO Softball Squash ENG SCO WAL Sumo Surfing Tug-of-war Underwater sports Water ski Wushu

Disability and Paralympic sports	Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair basketball

Other sports	American football Australian rules football Bog snorkelling Caving Croquet Darts Kiteboarding Quidditch Radio-controlled racing Real Tennis Rugby league Sub Aqua ENG NI SCO WAL

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