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Winnipeg Free Press
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
NFL to discuss resolution to allow its players to play in 2028 Summer Games
NFL players are one step closer to participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games. League owners will discuss a resolution next week to allow NFL players to play in the flag football competition at the '28 Games. The sport will make its Olympic debut in Los Angeles. In a statement issued Thursday by the NFL, the resolution would allow for no more than one player from each team to participate in Olympic flag football. Clubs would also designate an international player to participate for his country. That could prove beneficial for Canada's national men's flag football program given the number of Canadian skill-position players currently in the NFL. That includes receivers Josh Palmer and John Metchie III, both of Brampton, Ont., (Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, respectively) and Jared Wayne, of Peterborough, Ont., (Texans), to name a few. The idea of Canadian-born professional players representing their country in Los Angeles is an intriguing one. Two Canadian-born quarterbacks will be starting this season in the CFL — Victoria's Nathan Rourke with the B.C. Lions and Tre Ford, of Niagara Falls, Ont., with the Edmonton Elks. Also Taylor Elgersma, of London, Ont., last year's Hec Crighton Trophy winner who guided the Laurier Golden Hawks to the Vanier Cup, recently signed with the NFL's Green Bay Packers. And the head coach of Canada's men's flag football team is Paul LaPolice, a former CFL head coach. There have been whispers of some CFL players being interested in playing for Canada in Los Angeles but nothing concrete has come about. The Olympics will be held during the CFL regular season. But the CFL would welcome its players participating in the flag football competition in Los Angeles. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. 'It would be incredible to see CFL players compete at the 2028 Olympics,' the CFL said in a statement. 'Despite the challenge of the Games taking part midway through our season, participation remains our goal — and the CFL is fully committed to finding a way to make it happen.' Both Canada's men's and women's flag football teams have yet to qualify for the '28 L.A. Games and have identification camps slated for later this month in Montreal. Football Canada executive director Kevin McDonald said while the immediate goal is to secure Olympic qualifications, the organization would welcome professional players being involved in the evaluation process. 'We've got a lot of work to do … before we contemplate the Olympics,' he said. 'We're in the early stages of building our program and we're looking to assemble the best athletes that give our team a chance to win at any given time. 'If the pro player situation gets resolved, then we'll evaluate those interested players when they become available and our coaching staff will have to make those decisions when the time comes. Having the pro athletes in the mix would be great for drawing attention to the program and they would intensify the competition for roster spots.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 15, 2025.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Details, format revealed for mixed-gender golf event at 2028 LA Olympics
Golf's return to the Olympics in 2016 was largely successful and that momentum carried over to the 2024 Games in Paris, but for some there was something missing. That something arrived Tuesday when the International Golf Federation announced the details of a mixed-team event for the '28 Games in Los Angeles. The format for the mixed-team event will be one male and one female player who are already qualified for the individual Olympic competition and a two-day format that will include an 18-hole foursomes (alternate shot) round and an 18-hole four-ball (best ball) round. Advertisement The event will be played between the men's and women's individual competition at Riviera Country Club and each nation will only be allowed one team. 'Golf was incredibly successful at Paris 2024, and as we continue building on the momentum from Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, we're excited to bring even more attention to our sport through this additional format,' said Antony Scanlon, IGF's executive director. 'The athletes were very enthusiastic about their desire to play with their compatriots, and we look forward to watching them compete together in Los Angeles.' Golf is one of six sports that will add a mixed-gender competition in 2028 along with archery, the 4x100 meter mixed relay, gymnastics, rowing coastal beach sprint and table tennis.
NBC Sports
15-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Details, format revealed for mixed-gender golf event at 2028 LA Olympics
Golf's return to the Olympics in 2016 was largely successful and that momentum carried over to the 2024 Games in Paris, but for some there was something missing. That something arrived Tuesday when the International Golf Federation announced the details of a mixed-team event for the '28 Games in Los Angeles. The format for the mixed-team event will be one male and one female player who are already qualified for the individual Olympic competition and a two-day format that will include an 18-hole foursomes (alternate shot) round and an 18-hole four-ball (best ball) round. The event will be played between the men's and women's individual competition at Riviera Country Club and each nation will only be allowed one team. 'Golf was incredibly successful at Paris 2024, and as we continue building on the momentum from Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, we're excited to bring even more attention to our sport through this additional format,' said Antony Scanlon, IGF's executive director. 'The athletes were very enthusiastic about their desire to play with their compatriots, and we look forward to watching them compete together in Los Angeles.' Golf is one of six sports that will add a mixed-gender competition in 2028 along with archery, the 4x100 meter mixed relay, gymnastics, rowing coastal beach sprint and table tennis.
