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Perth Angels take out sixth national cheerleading title
Justin Chadwick
October 15, 2008
MID-AIR somersaults, basket tosses, human pyramids, double-twist cradles, dismounts - it sounds like something you would see at the Olympics.
With the inaugural Cheerleading World Cup to be launched at Disney World in Florida next year, it could be a matter of time before competitive cheerleading finds its way onto the world's biggest sporting stage.
Two months ago the International Cheer Union - the newly formed world governing body for cheerleading - travelled to Beijing to hand its submission to the International Olympic Committee for the sport to be granted entry to the Olympics.
Time will tell whether that bid is successful but for now the popularity of the sport is growing worldwide.
And yes, cheerleading is a sport.
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