‘Australians are born for this game’: the rise of the new Olympic sport of flag football | Kate Allman

The non-contact version of gridiron has the financial might of the NFL behind it and has already piqued the interest of some NRL and AFL playersIt’s the high-octane sport that will make its Olympic debut in Los Angeles in 2028. It’s played by 20 million people in more than 100 countries and is being propelled by the global marketing muscle of the multi-billion-dollar NFL. Flag football is taking off across the world, but most Australians might not have heard about it.“I think i