NYT: Dutch Sports Revival Puts Canal-Vaulting Back in the Spotlight
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Add as a favourite source on Google Add DutchNews as a favourite source on GoogleLINSCHOTEN, the Netherlands — Years ago, the story goes, Dutch farmers crossed the canals dividing their fields by vaulting over them with a pole, since bridges were few and far between. This apparently never translated into Olympic glory in the pole vault, but it did give rise to a sport here that has been gaining popularity in recent years — canal-vaulting.
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