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Meanwhile, in Germany, Wim Alaerds of the Netherlands won the International pole-sitting contest, dismounting from his small platform on top of a 2.5-metre-high pole after a record 51 days. The runner-up, Holger Sporleder of Germany, was disqualified when he fell asleep during one of the permitted 10-minute breaks and missed the signal to return to his pole.
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