An archery judge from Bingley will be among officials from across the globe casting an eye over the sport at the Paralympic Games.

Richard Breese, 55, a member of Bronte Archers in Bradford and a former Yorkshire Championships winner, has also been selected to officiate as a scorer at the Olympics.

The archery will get under way at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Friday, July 27 – the same day as the Olympic opening ceremony.

Mr Breese, who had his first taste of the sport as a teenager before joining Bronte Archers in 1990, said: “It’s a big opportunity. I would never have got to the Olympics as an athlete, so to do it as an official is the next best thing.

“Last year I was a judge at the world championships in Italy and that’s the ultimate level in the sport, but to do it at the Olympics really is the ultimate.”

His wife Janet and daughter Gemma, 27, who recently retained the Yorkshire Championships title, will be watching the competition from home.

Mr Breese, a self-employed landscaper and dry stone waller, will be the only judge from Britain officiating at the Paralympic event, to be held at Woolwich Barracks in August. He will be joined by officials from India, South Africa, Canada and Singapore.

He said: “One of the best parts of being a judge at international events is meeting people from around the world and that’s a big part of the principles and ethos of the Olympics.”

Mr Breese, who was ranked 14th in Britain in 2001, said it was the “desire for perfection” inherent in the sport that made it popular with participants.

He said: “Once they pick up a bow it’s a relatively easy sport to get into. You can take it as far as you like, but then a personal competitiveness and desire for perfection takes over.”