Flag football at the 2022 World Games explained

Event:Flag football
Year:2022
Dates:10–14 July 2022
Competitors:192
Nations:10
Num Events:2
Next:2025

The flag football competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022,[1] in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States.[2]

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 COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Flag football competition made its debut as invitational sport of The World Games programme and featured eight men's teams and eight women's teams from around the world who competed at Legion Field.

Overview

On July 20, 2020, the International World Games Association (IWGA), National Football League (NFL), and International Federation of American Football (IFAF) announced that flag football would join the existing lineup of 32 unique, multi-disciplinary sports[4] for the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.

The 2022 World Games, which marked the 40th anniversary of the event, took place from July 7–17, 2022. Hosted at Birmingham's historic Legion Field, flag football featured eight men's teams and eight women's teams from around the world.

As current reigning world champions (and host nation),[5] 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.[6]

Participating nations

Women's tournament

Medalists

Men's tournamentnowrap
Aamir Brown
Geoffrey Bryan
James Calhoun
Laval Davis
Darrell Doucette
Dezmin Lewis
Bruce Mapp
Jordan Oquendo
David Price
Johnny Rembert
Ladderick Smith
Frankie Solomon
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Gerardo Frazzetto
Matteo Galante
Jared Lee Gerbino
Matteo Mozzanica
Riccardo Petrilli
Flavio Piccinni
Gianluca Santagostino
Lorenzo Scaperrotta
Tamsir Seck
Mark Andrew Simone
Giuseppe della Vecchia
Luke Zahradka

Victor Balderramos
Bruno Espinoza
Carlos Espinoza
Alejandro Esquer
Cosme Hernandez
Ivan Roberto Mendez
Jorge Olivera
Joshua Olivo
Carlos Olvera
David Ramirez
Said Salazar
Guillermo Villalobos
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Silvia Contreras
Andrea Delgadillo
Diana Flores
Rebecca Landa
Arianna Lora
Indra Montes
Ingrid Ramirez
Monica Rangel
Pamela Reyes
Xiomara Rios
Ana Valeria Rojano
Sheilla Silva

Deliah Autry
Nadia Bibbs
Mary Kate Bula
Sheneika Comice
Crystal Daniels
Mariah Gearhart
Vanita Krouch
Joann Overstreet
Ayanna Pate
Michelle Roque
Ashley Whisonant
Crystal Winter
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Valerie Castillero
Andrea Castillo
Orlanda Castro
Leslie del Cid
Ángela Evans
Maria de Lourdes Gallimore
Arlen Hernandez
Ana Paula de Leon
Ayin Rodriguez
Maria Rodriguez
Tatiana dos Santos
Thaymiluz Santos

Men's tournament

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPFPADiff
1 3 3 0 95 82 +13
2 3 2 1 84 81 +3
3 3 1 2 78 72 +6
4 3 0 3 68 90 −22

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPFPADiff
1 3 3 0 105 34 +71
2 3 2 1 61 64 −3
3 3 1 2 67 82 −15
4 3 0 3 39 92 −53

Knock-out round

Women's tournament

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPFPADiff
1 3 3 0 97 59+38
2 3 2 1 93 56 +37
3 3 1 2 80 78 +2
4 3 0 3 44 121 −77

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPFPADiff
1 3 3 0 125 19 +106
2 3 2 1 57 68 −11
3 3 1 2 39 87 −48
4 3 0 3 45 92 −47

Knock-out round

References

  1. Web site: The World Games 2022 Sports programme . 2020-08-27.
  2. Web site: A Beginner's Guide to Flag Football . youtube.com . World Games. 25 June 2021. 1 May 2022. en.
  3. Web site: 2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH. reuters.com. 2020-08-27. April 2, 2020.
  4. Web site: FLAG FOOTBALL. 2020-12-30. Twg2022.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: World Flag Championship (m) EVENTS International American Football. 2020-12-31. ifaf.org.
  6. Web site: NFL partners with The World Games to add flag football in 2022. 2020-12-30. NFL.com. en-US.

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