Second grade Lan Caiqi (L) prepares to snap the football to the quarterback in an elementary school flag football match in Beijing, April 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
MUMBAI, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) has been granted full recognition by the 141st IOC Session here on Sunday, following the proposal made by the IOC Executive Board in March.
IFAF is the international governing body for the sport of American football, including flag football, which is one of the five additional sports for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) proposed by the LA28 Organizing Committee and submitted to the IOC Session by the IOC EB.
The IOC Session is expected to review the decision on these additional sports on Monday.
Officially formed in 1998, IFAF has 74 affiliated National Federations, with an estimated number of almost 5.04 million registered athletes.
IFAF currently holds World Championships on a quadrennial basis; and flag football was on the sports program of the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, the United States. ■
