Cheerleading's peculiar path to potential Olympic sport
- Written by Jaime Schultz, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University

Is cheerleading a sport?
The International Olympic Committee thinks so. In December, the IOC’s executive board voted to provisionally recognize cheerleading. This means that for the next three years, the IOC will provide the International Cheer Union (ICU) with at least US$25,000 annually to promote the...
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