'YOU GET TO FLY': WHY DUTCH ATHLETES POLE VAULT OVER CANALS
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✍️ Fierljeppen, a Dutch sport, involves athletes jumping over canals using slender carbon poles, with the goal of covering the longest distance.
👉 Athletes use carbon poles to jump over canals in the Netherlands 👉 The goal is to cover the longest distance, not height 👉 The sport has a loyal following in rural areas, but is unknown in cities 👉 Injuries are common, especially to the ankles and knees
-- #BasvanLeeuwen #WimRoskam #JamesEllingworth #Kockengen #Utrecht #Zandvoort #sports
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