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American football was featured in the Summer Olympic Games demonstration programme in 1904 and 1932. College football was played at the 1904 Olympics, which was played at Francis Field, but was, in reality, college teams playing each other as part of their regular seasons.
Jul 22, 2021 · American football is once again in consideration as a potential Olympic sport in 2024 or 2028. Currently, NFL players are not eligible to compete in IFAF tournaments, but they may be able to in the Olympics.
The 2024 IFAF Flag Football World Championship is the event’s first iteration since the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the inclusion of flag football in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Dec 12, 2023 · USA Football CEO Scott Hallenbeck joined USA TODAY for an exclusive interview to talk flag football in the Olympics and how football is growing.
The U.S. Men's National Team includes athletes from 24 states. The United States defeated Japan in the gold medal game by a score of 59-12. This marked Team USA's third straight IFAF Championship, which would beat out Japan for the most IFAF Championships.
Jul 9, 2021 · The IFAF applied to make American Football a part of the 2020 Summer Olympics, but it was rejected. They received provisional recognition for the 2024 Olympics, and the NFL is now working...
Aug 2, 2021 · American Football in the Olympics. With the 2021 Summer Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo, Japan, the College Football Hall of Fame is highlighting American football and its connection to the Olympics.
Mar 29, 2023 · LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March 29 (Reuters) - American football took the penultimate step needed before it can attempt to get onto the Olympic Games programme on Wednesday when it got the...
Football has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 (the inaugural Games) and 1932 (in an attempt to promote the new FIFA World Cup tournament). Women's football was added to the official program at the Atlanta 1996 Games .
The only time the sport has been demonstrated at the Olympics was in 1932 when two college all-star teams played, one representing the East (players from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton), and one representing the West (players from Cal Berkeley, Stanford, and USC).
