🇳🇱 Discover the canal pole vaulting Dutch sport called Fierljeppen at Grijpskerk Arena in Holland. Ruben Van Eijk and Mark Van Der Horst show us how the centuries old traditional Frisian sport Fierljeppen, where athletes long jump over waterways in a daring competition, is bringing generations together. Would you like to see this at the next Olympics? #Netherlands #PoleVaulting #Olympics #GreatBigStory #Holland, #nederlands 00:00 Intro 00:40 What is Fierljeppen? 01:30 This is canal jumping! 02:19 From chilldhood rivals to friends 03:30 The secret to athletic success 04:33 The daring competitions 05:30 The makings of a champion 06:58 The future of Fierljeppen Lead Producer - Alberto Chelleri Executive Producer - Genevieve Ingham Camera - Alberto Chelleri Editor - James Rayner Got a story idea for us? Shoot us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 SUBSCRIBE: NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Follow us on Instagram: Check us out on TikTok: @greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: Follow us on Facebook: Give us a shout on Twitter: Sign up to our newsletter:
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