Pole dancers say that the discipline that goes into the activity qualifies it as a sport. Photos: AFP
At the World Pole Dance Championships finals in Beijing, competitors in skin-tight suits insist that their discipline deserves Olympic recognition.
More than 50 limber and lithe athletes representing over ten countries on four continents – some dressed as Roman centurions, wolves and sharks – hoped their routines could help cut the sport from being linked to seedy strip clubs.
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