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Pittsburgh playing host to World Championships of POGO

By Patrick Damp

/ CBS Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh hosting World Championships of POGO

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - People were bouncing up and down along Franklin Avenue on Saturday in Pittsburgh.

They were taking part in the World Championships of POGO.

The top POGO athletes from across the world were competing for the title of world's best in the competitions of high-jump, best trick, tech freestyle, and big air freestyle. 

The fun will continue today and there will be a 15 and under bounce-off.

Whoever pogos the longest wins.

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.

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