Cheerleading: An Olympic Sport

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Cheerleading is one step closer to being a sport in the Olympics games. Back in 2016 cheerleading was recognized as a sport by the International Olympic committee. Now that the committee agrees with thousands of cheerleaders the next step for becoming an Olympic sport is apply to be in the games. However, cheerleading in to the Olympic games is no easy task. Because it takes time to be a part of the games you won’t be seeing cheerleading in the 2020 Olympic games but you could possibly see cheerleading in the 2024 Olympic games. “Cheerleading involves a combination of strength, flexibility, balance and coordination akin to other competitive sports like gymnastics or dance” (Raza, 2016).