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.
You or your team must cover the below distances back to back recording your total time including transitions:
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.
