sports.yahoo.com - 7/9/2008
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Beijing - Cheerleading, the quintessential American act, is relatively new to China. But that hasn’t stopped the enthusiastic Olympic host from assembling a pep squad of 200,000 volunteers, the largest in Games history, to stir up spirit for any national team that needs it. It’s one of the bubbliest and perhaps unlikeliest ways China hopes to wow its international visitors next month. Then ...
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200,000 Really Good Reasons to Watch the Beijing Olympics: The 200,000 Cheerleaders
EveryJoe » Sports Rumors —
As if gymnastics, track and field, swimming, tennis, basketball, and all those other sports weren’t already reason enough to tune into the Beijing Olympics next month, China has thrown in a bonus: Lots and lots and lots of cheerleaders.
And by “lots,” we mean 200,000.
Indeed, the American export known as cheerleading has been well-received by China, and some of the U.S. pros have cartwheeled in to train the pom-pom ladies-in-waiting. The rah-rah girls will cheer for China as well as other nations.
What’s next, supermodel girlfriends for the male athletes in Olympic Village? ...
I Hope They All Watch “Bring it On”
The Slanch Report —
So as the Olympics come closer, more stories about the preparations and extreme steps the Chinese are taking to make the games go off well and have the media report good things about China. To that end, the Chinese have created the largest cheerleading squad ever, over 200,000 people! The cheerleaders are comprised of people from all walks of life, from students ...
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EIGHT IS ENOUGH —
NY Post: Sports 7/6/2008
OMAHA, Neb. - Michael Phelps will get another shot at Mark Spitz's Olympic record in Beijing. Gary Hall Jr. won't be going to China at all. Phelps locked up his eight-race schedule by winning the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. swimming trials...
