▲ Statement regarding the postponement of Ipselenti – Jiya Hamsung. Provided by KU Cheerleaders Official Facebook Page.

On February 21, Korea University Cheerleaders (KUC) announced to indefinitely postpone the 43rd Ipselenti – Jiya Hamsung, which was originally scheduled for May, to the second half of 2020. The statement regarding the postponement was announced on the KUC official Facebook page.

With the recent spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) provoking unrest in Korean society, public events are being cancelled one after another. In the announcement, KUC stated that as the COVID-19 is transmitted via respiratory droplets, cheerleading events can cause health conditions to be extremely vulnerable to the virus. In addition, as the long incubation period of the virus makes the current situation unpredictable, KUC decided that it was impractical to carry out a big-scale event involving more than 20,000 people during the first half of the year.

KUC further claimed that students will be informed with the details of the postponement as soon as an agreement is made with the school. The statement ended with the note that they will do their best to ensure a safe and high-quality event for KU students.