2022 Birmingham World Games add Flag Football with NFL
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The eyes of the world will be on Birmingham for the 2022 World Games.
Flag football will be a part of the World Games for the first time ever, with the NFL as its big cheerleader.
The Board of Directors of The World Games 2022 Birmingham Organizing Committee has voted to ban athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus from participating in The World Games 2022 in Birmingham this July.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (April 2, 2020) – The International World Games Association (IWGA) and Birmingham Organising Committee (BOC) have agreed to postpone the 11th edition of The World Games until 7th to 17th July 2022. The Games had originally been planned to take place from 15–25 July next year. The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to move the Tokyo Olympic Games to July 2021 made a significant impact on the planning of The World Games in…