Gold Challenge

lrsport.org.uk/goldchallenge

What is Gold Challenge?

The charity challenge where you take on Olympic or Paralympic sports to raise money for charity.

Choose one of three fantastic challenges and be part of the excitement around London 2012!

Gold Challenge can help us to increase participation in sport and enable local people to be part of London 2012.

Gold Challenge has the benefit of being designated by Sport England as part of the official London 2012 legacy in partnership with the British Olympic Association and Team GB.

Gold Challenge can be completed by anyone aged 7 upwards and there are challenges appropriate for individual young people or adults, families, groups or teams.

The Challenges:

Olympic Sport Challenge: Learn Olympic or Paralympic sports by taking on a 5, 10, 20 or 30 sport challenge. Choose your sports from the list of 30 Olympic and Paralympic Sports then use the Sports Finder in the sports section to find the local club, coach or event where you can do your chosen sport.

Contact the club, coach or event (or ask us to do it for you) and arrange to do your sport.

Sports are completed by:

a) doing at least three hours of coaching in that sport; or

b) taking part in a competitive event.

2012km Challenge: There are three possible levels depending on how adventurous you are feeling:

• 2012 km
• 201.2 km
• 20.12 km

You or your team must cover your chosen distance via one or more of the following sports (for teams this is an aggregated total):

• Running (jogging, road-running, on a treadmill or on a track)
• Walking (on a treadmill, on a track, rambling or hill walking)
• Cycling (in a gym, on a track, on the roads or off-road)
• Swimming (in a pool or in open water)
• Canoeing/Kayaking (inland or offshore)
• Horse riding
• Rowing (on a rowing machine or on water)
• Sailing (inland or offshore)
• Windsurfing (inland and offshore)
• Wheelchair (track, road or in a gym)

Gold Challenge in a day: There are three levels of challenge; the sprint, endurance and ultra.

All disciplines can be done outdoors or in a gym. If you are in a team you can complete the challenge as a relay. When you have completed your chosen challenge, update your My Page with your time and claim your reward.

Youth and Family:

• 5 Sport Challenge: Learn or improve your skills in one Olympic or Paralympic sport by doing at least three hours of coaching in that sport. Sports are completed by doing at least 3 hours coaching or taking part in a competitive event.
• Family Activity Challenge: Learn one new sport and do two of the following – a family run, walk, cycle or swim.
• 2012km Challenge: You, your family or your group must cover your chosen distance via one or more of the sports (for families or groups this is an aggregated total).

Registration:

Participants can sign up at www.goldchallenge.org to select their challenge and their chosen charity to raise funds for.

Help your club capitalise on London 2012 with Gold Challenge!

How will my Club benefit?

• We will give your club exposure through our website which is already attracting 1000s of visitors – our targeted 100,000 participants across Britain will be looking for places to complete their challenge and we will direct them straight to you!
• Challengers pay for their coaching sessions, meaning revenue for your club and the potential for membership growth!
• Take a look at our sports finder to see where you will be listed.

What does my Club have to do?

• Registering your club is completely free and being involved requires nothing additional from you.
• Participants wanting to try your sport will approach you, just as any member of the public would and organise a session with you.
• Your club’s session times, prices and location can remain exactly the same.
• Simply accept Gold Challengers into your existing coaching sessions.

HOW DO I GET MY CLUB INVOLVED?

• As long as your coaches are fully qualified with your national governing body and happy to take on beginners we would be delighted to advertise your contact details to our challengers.
• Don’t let the Games pass you by; create an Olympic legacy for your club!

Please click the link below to register your club’s details within minutes!

Alternatively call us on 0207 099 8895 for more detail or email sports@goldchallenge.org 

There is more information about the Gold Challenge if you go to our website www.goldchallenge.org