Flag football is like American football, but less violent. Instead of tackling, you grab a flag from the opponent. Each team includes five players.
Other sports on the Los Angeles organizer’s list of additional sports, which the International Olympic Committee will vote on next week, are baseball and softball, lacrosse, squash and cricket.
Sports that are sponsored by the American organizer are break dancing, motor sports, kickboxing and karate.
It is unclear which sports can be selected for the Olympic program as there is a participant limit of 10,500 active in a summer Olympics.