GB medal hopes over at Flag Football World Championships

Great Britain's hopes of a badge astatine nan Flag Football World Championships were dashed arsenic nan women's squad were beaten by Japan connected Thursday.

GB started nan time pinch a last-16 lucifer against Switzerland and won 35-26, pinch Emily Kemp scoring 4 touchdowns.

GB, classed 4th successful nan world aft winning past year's European Championships, past faced Japan successful nan quarter-finals and suffered a 40-34 defeat.

Kemp again scored 4 touchdowns but third-ranked Japan claimed nan game-winning people pinch 29 seconds remaining.

GB past faced Canada to thief find 5th to eighth place, and Canada edged a 48-47 shootout, contempt GB backmost Brittany Botterill throwing 7 touchdown passes - 5 to Kemp.

GB's women now look a important crippled against Italy connected Friday. The winners will clinch seventh spot - and only nan apical 7 teams suffice for nan 2025 World Games successful China.

A last-16 conclusion for GB's men connected Wednesday near them battling for a spot betwixt ninth and 16th, and they won 34-28 against Spain earlier beating Japan 36-34.

That intends GB, classed 15th successful nan world, look eighth-ranked Israel connected Friday to find who finishes ninth.

The tourney successful Finland marks nan commencement of nan Olympic rhythm for emblem football, which has been added to nan programme for LA 2028.