A city in Florida will host an upcoming qualifying round as flag football athletes prepare to compete in the 2028 Olympic Games.
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According to the Olympic Games website, four cities will host four events each while the world prepares for the trip to Los Angeles, California. This Southern city will host the 2028 Games.
Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai, China; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Orlando, Florida will all host qualifying events. The athletes will compete in Tokyo on May 4-7, 2028. Athletes will then compete in Shanghai on May 11-14, 2028.
Montreal will take center stage on June 1-4, 2028. Orlando will then round out the schedule on June 8-11, 2028. The Olympic Games in Los Angeles will then happen on July 14-30, 2028.
Tokyo will host athletes as they compete in 3x3 basketball, BMX freestyle, climbing and skateboarding (park and street).
Shanghai will host athletes competing in 3x3 basketball, beach volleyball, BMX freestyle and climbing.
Montreal will host athletes competing in flag football, beach volleyball, BMX freestyle and skateboarding (park).
Orlando will host athletes competing in flag football, beach volleyball, climbing and skateboarding (park).
Flag football is one of five sports joining the lineup for the 2028 Olympic Games. This will mark the first time in the sport's history that it will be part of the schedule, and it will do so after a major approval by the International Olympic Committee.
Back in 2023, the LA28 Organising Committee proposed five sports for the 2028 Olympic Games. This group included flag football, cricket, softball/baseball, squash, and lacrosse.
Baseball and softball had been included in multiple Olympic Games, most recently in 2020. Cricket last appeared on the schedule in 1900. Lacrosse last appeared on the schedule in 1908. Flag football and squash have never been part of the Olympic Games.
"The choice of these five new sports is in line with the American sports culture and will showcase iconic American sports to the world, while bringing international sports to the United States. These sports will make the Olympic Games LA28 unique," said IOC President Thomas Bach.
"Their inclusion will allow the Olympic Movement to engage with new athlete and fan communities in the US and globally."
