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Indonesian students win bronze at Cheerleading World Championship 2019
Some 134 teams from 31 countries participated in the championships, which featured up to 17 categories.
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Illustration of cheerleading (Shutterstock/CLS Digital Arts)
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ndonesia's national cheerleading team brought home a bronze medal from the 10th Cheerleading World Championships, which are held biennially, in Takasaki, Japan, on Nov. 23-24.
Some 134 teams from 31 countries participated in the championships, which featured up to 17 categories.
Cheerleading team BABY-G from St. Yakobus elementary school in North Jakarta won the medal for its participation in the Cheerleading Junior 1 category.
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“We are very satisfied with this result. Although it is a decline from the previous championship [where it won a silver medal], Indonesia’s national team has given its best performance. This can also be an extra motivation for our athletes to be able to further improve their quality in the years to come,” said Indonesian Cheerleading Federation (FCSI) chairman Oki Trihartomo in a statement.
According to Oki, Indonesia is still a "baby" in cheerleading, compared to Japan, Thailand or European countries that have more than 20 years of experience.
“Our hope is for cheerleading to become better known among Indonesians in the future. This way we can nurture qualified Indonesian cheerleading athletes that can make the nation proud in the international arena."
The BABY-G team joined the competition after winning first place at the 2019 National Cheerleading Championships held in late April in Surabaya, East Java. (vel/kes)
