Zagreb, September 20, 2024 – Croatian Olympic Committee President Zlatko Mateša and Secretary General Siniša Krajač welcomed representatives of the Croatian American Football Association at the national sports association’s headquarters. Flag football, a variant of American football, will be an Olympic sport at the Summer Games in Los Angeles in 2028
The Croatian American Football Association delegation included its vice presidents, Mislav Pokrovac and Ante Ajduk, who updated the Croatian Olympic Committee leadership on current developments within the Association and the national team. In 2023, flag football was recognized as the fastest-growing sport in Europe, which led to its inclusion in the Olympic program for 2028. The sport has seen a particular rise in popularity in the women’s category.
Currently, Croatia has six active clubs located in Dubrovnik, Split, Karlovac, Zagreb, Bjelovar, and Osijek. All clubs are members of the Association, working together with the shared goal of organizing competitions in both contact and non-contact versions of the sport, promoting the sport within local communities, schools, and universities, and bringing together everyone interested in the sport in various forms.
President Mateša and Secretary General Krajač assured the Croatian American Football Association representatives of their support for the national team’s activities during the newly launched Olympic cycle, with the common goal of having Croatia represented by another team sport at the LA 2028 Games.
