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Hannah Winter threw a perfect spiral pass for a 30-yard touchdown for Great Britain under-15s against France at an empty Tottenham Hotspur stadium on Monday. In 2028 the west London schoolgirl could be doing the same in a packed arena beneath the lights at the Los Angeles Olympics.
The rise to Olympic status of flag football, a non-contact version of the US gridiron game, has sparked a hunt for talent in schools and parks. The game’s roughly 80,000 British participants suddenly have a plausible shot at Olympic glory.
And if that was not enough to boost participation, Taylor Swift’s frequent appearances at NFL games enthusiastically supporting her boyfriend, the Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce, is providing rocket fuel.
“Because it’s a new sport there’s so much room to become an Olympian,” said Toshane Boyce, participation coordinator for NFL UK, which organised Monday’s tournament that also involved girls’ teams from Spain, Austria and Germany.
