
AFP/ANP - Sat Aug 27, 8:20 PM ET
Pole jumper : A Dutch athlete vies in the Dutch Championship
Fierljeppen. Fierljeppen is a typical Dutch sport, in which a jump
consists of an intense sprint to the pole (polsstok), jumping and
grabbing it, then climbing to the top while trying to control the
pole's forward and lateral movements and finishing with a graceful
landing on a sand bed (AFP/ANP/Juan Vrijdag)