13 different countries competed during three days at the Split 2024 FISU World University Championship Cheerleading.
The second ever FISU Championship Cheerleading, after Lodz (Poland) having hosted the inaugural event back in 2018 was a truly successful one. Split was the perfect host to an event filled with jumps, fun music, perfect timing ad a lot of energy and smiles. This is the first FISU event of the year to be organised in Croatia. The next one will be the , an exciting educational event that will take place from 27-30 August.
During three days, there were many splits in Split! The joke on words is much easier than the position itself, and the student-athletes from the 13 participating countries showed great skill and spirit throughout the competition.
FISU Executive Committee Member Marko Žunić, who is from Croatia admitted during the closing ceremony that “before, I didn’t know much about cheerleading, but now I understand the true essence of the word cheer in cheerleading!”
All competitions were shown live on . You will find more information, pictures and results on the
Some of the highlights of the event
The results
Team Hip-Hop
1. China
2. Australia
3. Hungary
Pom Doubles
1. Japan
2. Australia
3. Slovenia
Team Jazz
1. Australia
2. China
Team Pom:
1. Australia
2. China
Hip-Hop Doubles
1. Japan
2. China
3. Chinese Taipei
All Female Elite
1. Canada
2. China
All Female Premier
1. Japan
Coed Elite
1. Australia
2. China
3. Sweden
Coed Premier
1. United States
Grand Champions
Performance cheer teams division:
Australia (Team jazz)
All female cheerleading division:
Japan (All female premier)
USA (Coed premier)
FISU Executive Committee Member, Nomsa Mahlangu closed the event with the following words: “They say people forget what you tell them but not how they made you feel. We felt home and welcomed. This is one of the best championships I’ve ever been to. To all the judges, we appreciate your dedication and to all the volunteers and ornagising committee members, thank you for guiding us and helping us to enjoy Split. Let’s give a cheer for university sports!”
Congratulations once again to all participating teams and to the organising committee for their enthusiasm and hard work.
