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The 2028 Summer Olympics will introduce the sport of flag football for the first time. Two events, one for men and one for women, will be held. Flag football, a non-contact variant of American football in which players remove flags attached to the ball carrier instead of tackling them, was previously contested at the 2022 World Games and will be featured at the 2025 World Games.
In July 2022, the National Football League (NFL) and the IFAF partnered on a bid for flag football to be included as an optional event during the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The NFL had sponsored the inclusion of flag football as an invitational event during that month's 2022 World Games —a multi-sport event featuring sports and ...
The 2028 Los Angeles Games — the first Olympics hosted by the U.S. since 2002 in Salt Lake City and first Summer Games since 1996 (Atlanta) — will feature flag football in its Olympic debut.
Flag football and cricket are among five sports to be approved for inclusion at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics by the International Olympic Committee executive board Friday.. The other sports ...
For the 2028 Games, flag football is being considered as a discretionary sport along with lacrosse, squash, cricket, baseball-softball, karate, kickboxing and motorsports, as well as breakdancing ...
The IFAF and the National Football League later backed a proposal to include flag football, a non-contact variation of the game, as a one-off event at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [18] Flag football became a viable alternative for its limited contact, low costs, and accessibility to both men and women.
Patrick Mahomes says he is up for playing flag football for the United States at the 2028 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee added flag football to the program for the Los ...
This historic decision marks the first time flag football will be included in the Olympic Games. Additionally, it represents the first time any form of American football will appear in the Olympics since it was featured as a demonstration sport in 1904 and 1932. As the host country, Team USA will automatically qualify for the tournament.