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USA Gymnastics to Sanction Cheerleading
Updated: Thursday, 02 Sep 2010, 5:28 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 02 Sep 2010, 5:28 PM EDT
By PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press Writer
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The national governing body for gymnastics has agreed to sanction college cheer competitions, a step aimed at getting competitive cheerleading recognized as a sport.
USA Gymnastics will sanction events held by the National Collegiate Acrobatics and Tumbling Association, a group of six schools with competitive cheerleading teams.
Oregon coach Felecia Mulkey says the move represents the "birth" of a new college sport.
It comes after a federal judge in Connecticut ruled earlier this summer that what participants call "competitive cheer" had not developed enough to be considered a college sport for Title IX purposes.
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