Cheerleading|A number of athletes were evacuated from the race site.
Cheerleading races They got a tremendous turn in the United States when the situation that began between two parents led to massive police action in Dallas over the weekend. The US media was reported by, among other things, US media ABC7 and Swedish media Express.
According to Expressen, the annual NCA All-Star National Championship is the world’s largest cheerleading competition with over 80,000 participants.
On Saturday, the emotions at the race venue heat up at one time in the afternoon local time. According to Dallas police, parents began to argue and fight. In that rush, they fell several rods on the race site.
The tango had a tough bang as they fell and many people present thought they had heard the shots. People panicked.
Out of the race Numerous emergency calls were made, led to massive police action. Social media has also spread a lot of videos of people running in panic.
Fox 4 The people interviewed tell us about mass panic and people who ran for their lives.
14-year-old Autumn Holub It was in the toilet when chaotic events began to spread. Holub started running, pushed towards the corner and fell in the crowd.
“It happened to my knees, it happened, I felt like I was losing my consciousness. I didn’t know what to do, ”he told Fox 4.
Eventually, Holub got out and found her family. Still, the chaotic situation continued outside.
“People shouted, police sirens howling, it was horrifying.”
On the spot There was also a Swedish team. The Swedish team was evacuated and brought to the local fire station, says Secretary General of the Swedish Cheerleading Association Katarina Eriksson To Expressen.
“Of course, they are scared and think that this is really crazy,” Eriksson says.
Eriksson is pleased to have experienced coaches with the race group. After the events, the team is set to come together to deal with the matter.
“They make ‘debriefing’ about what has happened. Then they decide on the sequel and they also have to get information about what’s going on there now. ”
According to Dallas police, there was no shooter at any time, but it was a panic that had left the tiles of the rods. The police did not make arrests at the event.