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Fierljeppen: the curious Dutch sport you need to know about
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Sit back, grab a pole, and relax: we’ve got everything you need to know about the curious Dutch sport fierljeppen.
This strange combination of vowels and consonants is a sport that resembles pole-vaulting — in the most Dutch way possible, of course.
Fierljeppen is a sport that was born out of necessity — the need to get over the various canals that crisscross the Netherlands.
A Dutch sport we can’t tear our eyes away from.
What do you think of this curious Dutch sport?