International Cheer Union
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| Founded | 2004 |
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| Type | International Organization |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Membership
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110 National Federations |
| Mission | Serve as the World Governing Body of Cheerleading |
| Website | http://cheerunion.org |
The International Cheer Union (ICU) was founded in 2004 and is recognized by SportAccord as the world governing body of Cheerleading (also known as "Cheer") and as the authority on all matters with relation to it. Including participation from its 110 member National Federations reaching 4 million athletes globally, the International Cheer Union continues to serve as a voice for those positively developing cheerleading around the world.
Following a positive vote by the SportAccord General Assembly on 31 May 2013 in Saint Petersburg, the International Cheer Union (ICU) became SportAccord’s 109th member, and SportAccord’s 93rd International Sports Federation to join the international sports family. In accordance with article 6.a) of the SportAccord statutes, the ICU is recognized as the world governing body of Cheerleading and the authority on all matters related to this sport.
On 29 August 2012, Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), ICU and SportAccord signed a trilateral agreement finalizing terms and conditions under which FIG supports the principle for the admission of the ICU into SportAccord. The ICU is also fully applied to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is compliant under the code set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
The International Cheer Union is a non-profit international governing entity with the objectives to serve as an advocate for those dedicated to the advancement of Cheerleading, provide balanced input and governance based on the levels of development to all participating members and to train and further educate athletes, coaches and judges. The ICU is operated to act as the world governing body of Cheerleading and the authority on all matters related it and engages in various activities compliant with the ICU statutes in the promotion of Cheerleading.
ICU's statutes are approved by SportAccord, adopted by the ICU General Assembly, and the ICU is a fully democratic International Sports Federation ("IF").
The Governing Council represents the various geographic areas in which cheerleading exists. The council consists of twelve (12) persons; eight (8) continent/continental regional representatives, one (1) At-Large Continental representative, one (1) USA NGB representative, one (1) At-Large Athlete representative, and one (1) non-voting IASF representative.
Council members are recommended by their reflective entities as authorized by the ICU statues, and elected by the ICU General Assembly.
The ICU General Assembly comprises ICU's 110 National Cheer Federations and National Cheer Provisional Federations. Each National Cheer Federation receives one (1) vote for all General Meeting election and voting processes. The ICU General Assembly last convened Wednesday 27 April 2016 in Orlando, Florida, USA, following the 2016 ICU World Cheerleading Championships.
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