Flag football at the 2022 World Games

Flag football
at the 2022 World Games
Legion Field, venue for flag football
VenueLegion Field
Dates10–14 July 2022
No. of events2
Competitors192 from 10 nations
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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

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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]

Qualification

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Participating nations

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Men's tournament

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Women's tournament

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States*1102
2 Mexico1012
3 Italy0101
4 Panama0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament  United States
Aamir Brown
Geoffrey Bryan
James Calhoun
Laval Davis
Darrell Doucette
Dezmin Lewis
Bruce Mapp
Jordan Oquendo
David Price
Johnny Rembert
Ladderick Smith
Frankie Solomon
 Italy
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
 Mexico
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
Women's tournament  Mexico
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
 United States
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
 Panama
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

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1  Italy 3 3 0 95 82 +13
2  Austria 3 2 1 84 81 +3
3  Mexico 3 1 2 78 72 +6
4  Germany 3 0 3 68 90 −22

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1  United States 3 3 0 105 34 +71
2  Denmark 3 2 1 61 64 −3
3  Panama 3 1 2 67 82 −15
4  France 3 0 3 39 92 −53

Knock-out round

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
B1  United States w/o
A4  Germany B1  United States 54
A2  Austria 18 A2  Austria 19
B3  Panama 7 B1  United States 46
B2  Denmark 18 A1  Italy 36
A3  Mexico 34 A3  Mexico 29
A1  Italy 41 A1  Italy 41
B4  France 38 Third place
A2  Austria 35
A3  Mexico 39

Women's tournament

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1  United States 3 3 0 97 59 +38
2  Panama 3 2 1 93 56 +37
3  Austria 3 1 2 80 78 +2
4  France 3 0 3 44 121 −77

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1  Mexico 3 3 0 125 19 +106
2  Japan 3 2 1 57 68 −11
3  Italy 3 1 2 39 87 −48
4  Brazil 3 0 3 45 92 −47

Knock-out round

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
B1  Mexico 41
A4  France 6 B1  Mexico 36
A2  Panama 33 A2  Panama 7
B3  Italy 13 B1  Mexico 39
B2  Japan 32 A1  United States 6
A3  Austria 39 A3  Austria 32
A1  United States 32 A1  United States 41
B4  Brazil 7 Third place
A2  Panama 40
A3  Austria 19

References

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