KOCKENGEN, Netherlands (AP) — A split second of flight, then a landing on the sand — or a splashdown in a canal. That's the thrill of the Dutch sport of “fierljeppen” — far leaping — which sees ...

Athletes run to a carbon pole positioned with one end in the canal and tilted toward the bank. They run along a jetty to the pole, grab on and try to shin up the pole as fast as possible before ...