Flag football in the Olympics will be played with five players a side on the field. Mullin, who's also IFAF's general secretary, can see tackle football following in the footsteps of rugby to ...

Flag football has over 20 million participants in 100 countries, and will debut as a medal sport at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Some NFL players have mused about taking part.

Cassidy MacPherson, 15, says the addition of flag football at the 2028 Olympics could create a lot of excitement and help get more young women and girls involved in the sport. (Randall McKenzie/CBC) ...

CBC Sports' daily newsletter breaks down the five new sports joining the Summer Olympics program in 2028.

Flag football will become an Olympic sport for the first time in 2028, and Jim Mullin can see a day when the tackle game follows suit.

In October 2023, flag football was approved for inclusion in the 2028 Olympics, alongside squash, cricket, baseball-softball and lacrosse. Of those, cricket, baseball-softball and lacrosse have ...

As soon as I started flag football in school they put me at quarterback, even as a little rookie [she was 12] playing with older girls. I’ve never played another position.

Flag football is growing in popularity around the world and Ottawa is no exception. CTV’s Josh Marano has more from a large female flag football event in the ca ...