Axe throwing world championships ‘like Wimbledon hosted by a biker gang’

Ashley Glover from Ashford in Wicklow was part of a four-strong Irish team at the axe throwing world championships in Germany last month. Glover reveals plans to expand the sport in Ireland and even host a world championships here.

Q: It was the first time an Irish team has competed in the world championships so your results sound pretty impressive.

A: We were up against fifth-generation lumberjacks from Canada who were telling us they compete for a living and had been picked from a pool of 1,800 candidates.