As far as recognized champions in the sport, the Hall of Fame holds a three-day national throw every year to establish the best in various categories. Then again, the Hall isn't the only group of throwers; other champions exist, too. Someday perhaps, there will be a grand merger.
As for the typical knife-thrower, he or she is hard to describe, since anyone can throw.
"There's really no aging out," said Rick Lemberg, an organizer of the online Aim Games, in which people compete by posting their scores. Because there is no physical contact, injuries are rare, he added. Commitment trumps physique.
Source: Knife-Throwing as a Sport: Who Would Have Thunk It?
(Score: 2) by mhajicek on Tuesday September 19 2017, @12:42AM
As a practitioner of armored sword fighting, many of my associates practice thrown weapons regularly. Spears, axes, knives, etc. It's not nearly as uncommon as the headline would have one think.
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