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The new, hit sport of the summer (and of Canada) is here. Yes, Richmonders, you can now participate in the competitive (and recreational) act of ax throwing.

Yes, ax throwing.

“It started in Canada and in the last few years it’s caught on in the U.S.,” said Sean Small, owner and founder of River City Sports & Social Club, one of two places in town now offering ax throwing.

It works like this: You throw an ax (yes, an ax) at a target roughly 12 feet away. The target, of course, has a bull’s eye. The closer to the bull’s eye the ax goes, the higher the point.

“It’s just something new and different to do,” Small said. “It’s fun and it’s easy.”

And now is the perfect time to get started. River City Sports & Social Club is gearing up to launch its inaugural season of ax throwing and registration is currently open to participate as an individual or on a team.

The matches take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the evening at Thirsty Joe’s Drafthouse at 3300 W. Cary St. in Carytown (formerly RVA Draft Room and Zzaam! before that).