The

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competition at the

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took place in July 2022, in

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in the

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. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the

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Flag football Flag football is a variant of American football where, instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier ("deflagging") to end a down. The sport has a strong amateur following ...

competition made its debut as invitational sport of The

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programme and featured eight men's teams and eight women's teams from around the world who competed at

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Overview

On July 20, 2020, the

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(IWGA),

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(NFL), and

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(IFAF) announced that flag football would join the existing lineup of 32 unique, multi-disciplinary sports for the

. The 2022 World Games, which marked the 40th anniversary of the event, took place from July 7–17, 2022. Hosted at Birmingham's historic

, flag football featured eight men's teams and eight women's teams from around the world. As current reigning world champions (and host nation), the United States men's and women's teams both pre-qualified for the 2022 World Games. The remaining seven teams were selected through the IFAF qualifying process.

Qualification

Participating nations

Men's tournament

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Women's tournament

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Medal table

Medalists

References

External links

The World Games 2022

International Federation of American Football

Results book
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