Gb Finish Fifth In Flag Football At World Games

Great Britain clinched a fifth-placed decorativeness successful emblem shot astatine their maiden World Games, pinch Mexico retaining their women's title.

The tourney was seen arsenic important for nan GB team's development earlier emblem shot makes its Olympic debut astatine Los Angeles 2028.

GB faced hosts China successful their last ranking crippled connected Sunday and nan European champions ended their run pinch a 34-13 victory.

Canada past claimed a 38-20 triumph complete Austria successful nan bronze badge lucifer earlier Mexico hit nan USA 26-21 successful a thrilling last successful Chengdu.

The World Games is simply a world multi-sport arena showcasing sports not presently connected nan Olympic programme.

GB qualified for nan first clip aft securing seventh spot astatine past year's Flag Football World Championships and are classed 5th successful nan world.

After ending their group run pinch a defeat by Mexico and losing to Austria successful nan quarter-finals, GB hit Italy successful their first ranking crippled connected Saturday.

They past ensured they vanished nan tourney successful 5th spot by cruising to their 4th triumph from six games successful China.

Britain led 19-7 astatine half-time pinch backmost Jessica Allen making touchdown passes to Hannah Elliott and Emily Kemp, earlier Kemp threw 1 to Elliott.

They vanished nan crippled pinch 5 touchdowns successful total, pinch Allen uncovering Kemp and Kate Bruinvels for second-half scores.

GB women will caput to Paris adjacent period looking to take sides their European title from 24-27 September, while GB men dream to amended connected their sixth-placed decorativeness successful 2023.

There was nary men's arena astatine nan World Games successful China, wherever location was a repetition of nan women's last from 2022 successful Birmingham, Alabama.

Mexico shocked USA connected that juncture by winning 39-6, though nan Americans hit Mexico successful nan past 2 World Championship finals - successful 2021 and 2024.

And Mexico showed that their 2022 golden was nary fluke by clinching a melodramatic triumph successful a crippled which went correct down to nan wire.

Mexico led 14-7 astatine half-time earlier USA edged into a 21-20 lead, arsenic they added nan other constituent aft scoring a touchdown pinch conscionable 28 seconds near connected nan clock.

But nan defending champions were capable to get into position to snatch triumph and pinch conscionable 3 seconds remaining, backmost Diana Flores recovered a wide-open Victoria Chavez successful nan extremity area to spark affectional celebrations among nan Mexico players.

"I'm truthful proud," said Flores. "We conscionable played nan top shot present and I'm blessed to beryllium portion of it."

Pierre Trochet, president of nan International Federation of American Football (Ifaf), added: "It's a thrilling clip for emblem football.

"This was simply an astonishing tourney - nan champion ever successful our sport's history - and a immense measurement guardant connected nan roadworthy to Los Angeles 2028."