Cheerleading: Sport or Not?

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

Thanks. Those aren't college sports (I assume for most colleges) but they are considered sports, in general.

I guess cheerleading can't be in the Olympics because there are already cheerleading competitions year-round.

I didn't mean that they're not sports. Just that simply being an Olympic sport doesn't mean it's a recognized college sport. If that makes sense.