Roger Goodellcommissioner of NFLcelebrated this Monday the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to include the flag football (tochito flag) as one of the new sports that will be part of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
“The NFL is committed to working together to strengthen the area of flag football.” in the long-term Olympic movement; We will continue this exciting journey with the International Federation of American Football, the Los Angeles 2028 Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee and USA Football,” Goodell said.
The commissioner’s reaction came after the IOC announced earlier that flag football will be part of the 2028 Olympic program along with baseball-softball, cricket (in ‘Twenty20’ version), lacrosse (in ‘Sixes’ mode) and squash.
“It is a tremendous honor for any athlete to represent their country at the Olympic Games. “We have no doubt that this decision will inspire millions of young people around the world to play flag football for years to come,” said Roger Goodell.
From July 2022, the vice president of the NFL, Troy Vincent, and the president of the IFAF, Pierre Trochet, announced the creation of the Vision28 group, an alliance created with the goal of this sport reaching the Olympic Games.
“We congratulate the International American Football Federation for this historic achievement for flag football and the global community that loves and plays our game,” the commissioner said.
“This is a great historic moment for our sport and our global American football community.. “We are convinced that flag football will offer an exciting new dimension to the Olympic Games, uniting them for the first time in history with the number one sport in the United States in its youngest format,” IFAF explained. president Pierre Trochet.
‘Flag football’ is a reduced format of American football with five members per team where to stop the opponent, one must remove one of the flags or ribbons they carry on either side of their hips without using physical force. interaction.
Source: La Verdad
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