At the World Games last year, the U.S. men won the gold medal in flag football while the women fell to Mexico in the final.
AFC wide receiver Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins carries the ball against NFC cornerback Tariq Woolen of the Seattle Seahawks and outside linebacker Za'Darius Smith of the Minnesota Vikings during the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl on Feb. 5, in Las Vegas.
Flag football, in which “tackles” are made by pulling a flag off a belt worn by each player, would be a 5-on-5 affair played on a 50-yard field. There aren’t offensive and defensive linemen. At the World Games last year, the U.S. men won the gold medal while the women fell to Mexico in the final. Unclear is whether other sports will have to trim the number of disciplines to help the IOC adhere to the limit it set of 10,500 athletes at a Summer Olympics. The addition of five team sports will inflate the number of participants.
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