Ontario's top cheerleading organization is urging the provincial government to allow its training centres to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic. In May, the provincial government announced that some sports, like gymnastics, could resume training — but competitive cheerleading wasn't among them. According to the Ontario Cheerleading Federation, however, it is considered a sport by eight other provinces. The Ottawa teen said she can't accept the government's reasoning that cheerleading isn't considered a sport. The Ottawa teen says she's sick of hearing people say cheerleading isn't a sport.

Source: CBC News June 08, 2020 07:52 UTC