To persevere, Thomas Vroege and Chantal Gerth know, no matter how vigorously the body protests. Photo: Gerrit Boer
Even Thomas Vroege (21, Dalen) thought that way, even though he should have known better. ,, Pulling string, what does that even mean? You do something like that at the fair, but not as a sport? I always said exactly the same thing. That while my father had been tug of war for years at the same sports complex where I always played football. Afterwards I often went to take a look, but I was only caught when I stopped football due to a back injury and made the switch to tug of war. Man, what a mighty sport!”