As flag football grows in China, Hong Kong pushes to join the fun with NFL stars

Trying to carve out space in a city where team sports are dominated by rugby and football is not an easy task, so having the shiny new toy of the Olympic movement and an association with the richest league in the world helps.

Flag football may yet prove to be a flash in the IOC’s pan, with its participation in Los Angeles in 2028 a one-off in the same way breaking was in Paris two years ago, but there is ample evidence to suggest otherwise and if its popularity in mainland China is anything to...