Lacrosse is a stick-and-ball team sport in which players use a long-handled stick with a webbed pocket to catch, carry and pass a ball with the aim of shooting it into an opposing goal. The sport originated among Indigenous peoples of North America, who played early forms of the game for centuries before French colonists documented and later adapted it into an organized amateur sport in the 19th century. It is governed internationally by World Lacrosse and, after appearing at the Olympics in the early 20th century, is set to return to the Olympic program at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
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It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century.
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Introduction, origins
It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century.
Governance, international body
The modern sport is governed by World Lacrosse and is the only international sport organization to recognize First Nations bands and Native American tribes as sovereign nations.
History section, Beers and Montreal club
In 1856, William George Beers, a Canadian dentist, founded the Montreal Lacrosse Club.
Olympic Games section
The International Olympic Committee granted provisional status to World Lacrosse in 2018. In August 2022, it was announced that nine sports had made the shortlist to be included in the games, among them lacrosse, with presentations expected to be made later that month. In October 2023, the LA28 Organizing Committee announced that it had recommended lacrosse as one of five sports that may be added to the program for the 2028 Summer Olympics.
Associated With: Ice Hockey, Box lacrosse
Box lacrosse is played by teams of five runners plus a goalie on an ice hockey rink
Associated With: Field Hockey, History, Etymology
The name seems to be originated from the French term for field hockey
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The sport of field lacrosse was played at the 1904 Summer Olympics, which marked the first time that lacrosse had been featured at the Olympic Games.
Wikipedia: Lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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A field lacrosse game was played between Canada and Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
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