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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.
The basics of flag. Flag football is more about finesse and speed than brawn. The game is played on a field that measures 60 yards long by 37 yards wide, including two 10-yard end zones.
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UNC Charlotte hosted the five-day flag football festival, showcasing local, national and international talent. USA Football is part of a movement to add the sport to the Olympic schedule.
Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and activities to 5 million participants and Unified Sports partners in 172 countries. [2]
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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.
The 2014 Special Olympics USA Games were held from June 14 to 21 in New Jersey. [4] The Opening Ceremony was held at Prudential Center in Newark. [5] [6] Competition was held at venues throughout Mercer County including The College of New Jersey in the Trenton suburb of Ewing, [7] Rider University, Princeton University and Mercer County Park.