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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Kevin Baxter

Women fueling flag football's surging popularity: 'It's accessible and inclusive'

At a sinewy 5-foot-3, Andrea Castillo looks like a soccer player — something she once was growing up in Panama.

But it didn't take long to realize that "the beautiful game" wasn't for her.

She was 12, just entering secondary school, when she gave up fútbol for the fledging sport of flag football. It proved to be a good move for the now 18-year-old, who this summer quarterbacked Panama to a bronze medal in the World Games in Birmingham, Ala.

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