A teenager from North Lanarkshire had plenty to cheer about after being part of a Scotland team that landed a medal at an international tournament in the United States.Eden Durrand, 14, was part of the elite Team Scotland who scooped a bronze medal in the World Cheerleading Championships in Florida.The Dalziel High pupil was amongst 3000 athletes taking part in the event from countries around the globe.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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Last year’s event was a virtual one held remotely, and in 2020 the competition was cancelled completely.This year’s finals took place at ESPN Wide World of Sport complex at Disney World in Orlando.The sport received Olympic recognition last summer for the first time, which could result in us seeing Scottish starlets at future tournaments.“I actually didn’t think we’d do as well because there are so many good teams there, such as America,” Eden admits. “We don’t have the training facilities that a lot of them do.“I dance on a Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and sometimes a Tuesday, as well as training every second Saturday with Team Scotland.“I’d been training for the 2020 event but didn’t get to go because of Covid, which was really
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