Ben Bosworth and his axes are flying to Chicago.
Bosworth, a Vancouver Island man now affectionately known as sa国际传媒淏ullseyesa国际传媒 Boz punched his ticket to the for a one-day, single-elimination tournament to be broadcast live on ESPN3, and does so after discovering axe throwing on a whim.
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After throwing axes for less than a month, Bosworth signed up for a tournament at the , an urban axe throwing range in downtown Victoria and promptly won it. A few months later the former baseball pitcher signed up again, knowing he would be offered an opportunity to represent his local club at the World Axe Throwing League Championships in Illinois if he won. He won again.
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The Victoria resident trains five days a week in preparation for the Dec. 15 tournament with with coach Ragnar Olafson, who placed second in the league and travels to Chicago as a wild card entry. Together they represent Victoria in the international event featuring entries from around the world.
sa国际传媒淚 was happy, very happy and proud to be capable of doing this and representing the city and this club,sa国际传媒 Bosworth said. sa国际传媒(It) will be something that I remember probably for the rest of my life.sa国际传媒
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