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Archery may not be the first sport that spring to mind when you think of after school clubs, but for two Kent schools the sport is helping students on and off the shooting line.

A fresh report has found that 48% of women take a break from and return to their sport. Two female archers share their journey through the sport and why they are glad they came back as Range Returners.

Meet Big Sister Peer Mentor Nafeesa who is helping inspire young girls to take up and stay involved in sport as they go through puberty.

For Start Archery Week, Archery GB organised an archery taster day for refugee children to help them feel part of the community and engage with sport.

Earlier this month Leicester Archery Academy held a club competition. More than 60 people attended and took part throughout the day, using either their own or club kit.

As universities nationwide begin to return to a business as usual format, Izzy Carpenter looks at the rich rewards of seeking out the student archery club.

Archery GB fully supports World Archery and World Archery Europe in its decision to not permit any athlete, team official or technical official from Russia or Belarus to participate in any international archery event until further notice.

Archery GB has written to Tom Dielen, Secretary General of World Archery, and Mario Scarzella, President of World Archery Europe regarding our position on the conflict in Ukraine. You can read the letter below:

The Sport and Recreation Alliance has announced it will be working with Archery GB to assess the impact of Project Rimaya, an archery initiative set up with funding from SportsAid to introduce the sport to young Muslims, especially girls.

At the 2022 Indoor World Series Finals held at Las Vegas, USA, Great Britain's Penny Healey brings home the title as the recurve women's champion.

This week is Inter Faith Week, and what better time to consider how we can improve our connections with others of different faiths and cultures?

Ninestiles Academy in Birmingham is part of Archery GB's ongoing SportsAid-funded initiative, Project Rimaya, to promote the sport across ethnically diverse communities. Funding from the project has resulted in Ninestiles qualifying a staff member to be an archery instructor, helping to introduce the sport to a new generation.

For every girl with anxieties about succeeding in sport or life, Paralympian Danielle Brown's new book, Run Like a Girl, is for you. Filled with inspirational stories of females in sport, the book shows just what can done if you put your mind to it.

Asim Munshi and his wife recently took up archery, joining South Leeds Archers after a successful beginners' course. Asim tells us about his journey in the sport so far

Archery has a long history with Islam but the modern sport is helping girls and women to feel inspired and united.