Flag football
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Flag football is a variant of gridiron football where, instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end a down. In flag football, contact is limited between players. Wikipedia
Contact: Limited
Equipment: Ball, flag
First played: c. 1940 in Fort Meade, Maryland, U.S
Highest governing body: International Federation of American Football; International Woman's Flag Football Association
Olympic: To be first included in 2028
Team members: Two teams of 4-10
World Games: 2022