Gb Women Make Winning Start To World Games Debut

Great Britain's women's emblem shot squad made a winning commencement to their World Games debut successful China connected Thursday.

GB came into nan tourney classed 5th successful nan world and claimed a 26-13 triumph complete Italy successful their opening group crippled successful Chengdu.

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

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

It featured emblem shot events for some men and women for nan first clip successful 2022, though neither GB men aliases women qualified.

There is nary men's arena this clip round, but GB women booked their spot aft securing seventh spot astatine past year's Flag Football World Championships.

Italy, who were eighth astatine nan Worlds, took nan lead successful 34C power successful China arsenic backmost Maria Carolina Sgroi threw a touchdown walk to Giada Zocca.

But GB replied pinch Hannah Elliott moving successful a touchdown correct aft a large drawback by Marta Mathews, and GB went successful beforehand conscionable earlier half-time arsenic backmost Jessica Allen recovered receiver Emily Kemp.

Sgroi and Zocca connected again early successful nan 2nd half to make it 13-13, earlier Mathews made an important interception connected defence for GB.

Moments later Kemp ran successful her 2nd touchdown past GB secured triumph arsenic Allen made her 2nd touchdown walk to Kemp, 1 of 2 US-born players successful nan squad on pinch BBC NFL expert Phoebe Schecter.

GB's different 2 group games are connected Friday against Japan and Mexico, who shocked USA to triumph nan 2022 final, earlier nan knockout and ranking games are played connected Saturday and Sunday.