Editing Lacrosse (section)

===Olympic Games===
{{main|Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics}}
[[File:1904 Winnipeg Shamrocks Lacrosse.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lacrosse at the 1904 Summer Olympics|1904 Olympics]] Gold Medal winning ''Winnipeg Shamrocks'' lacrosse team]]
Field lacrosse was a medal [[Olympic Sport|sport]] in the [[Lacrosse at the 1904 Summer Olympics|1904]] and the [[Lacrosse at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908]] Summer Olympics. In 1904, three teams competed in the games held in [[St. Louis]]. Two Canadian teams, the Winnipeg Shamrocks and a team of [[Mohawk people]] from the [[Iroquois Confederacy]], plus the local St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association team representing the United States participated. The Winnipeg Shamrocks captured the gold medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca/inductee.php?id=304 |title=1904 Winnipeg Shamrocks |publisher=The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum |access-date=November 14, 2017 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803023749/http://honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca/inductee.php?id=304 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Brownell|first=Susan |title=The 1904 Anthropology Days and Olympic Games|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|year=2008|page=229|isbn=978-0-8032-1098-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8a0e4SUEyXEC&q=1904+mohawk+olympics&pg=PA229|access-date=April 6, 2009}}</ref> The 1908 games held in [[London]], England, featured only two teams, representing Canada and Great Britain. The Canadians again won the gold medal in a single championship match by a score of 14–10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.com/show-news.php?id=2202|title=David Owen on the 1908 Olympic celebration|last=Owen|first=David|date=April 25, 2008|publisher=Inside the Games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502210447/http://www.insidethegames.com/show-news.php?id=2202|archive-date=May 2, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the [[Lacrosse at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928]], [[Lacrosse at the 1932 Summer Olympics|1932]], and the [[Lacrosse at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]] Summer Olympics, lacrosse was a [[demonstration sport]]. The 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam featured three teams: the United States, Canada, and Great Britain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amsterdam Games Olympic Official Report part two|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1928/1928p2.pdf|publisher=LA84 Foundation|pages=907–911|date=1928|access-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027060021/http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1928/1928p2.pdf|archive-date=October 27, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 1932 games in Los Angeles featured a three-game exhibition between a Canadian all-star team and the United States.<ref name=1932olympics>{{cite web |url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf |title=Official Report of the Xth Olympiade Committee in Los Angeles 1932 |year=1932 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |pages=763–766 |access-date=November 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918083527/http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf |archive-date=September 18, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The United States was represented by [[Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse|Johns Hopkins]] in both the 1928 and 1932 Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslacrosse.org/teamusa06/olympics.phtml|title=Lacrosse on the Olympic Stage|date=September–October 2004 |work=Lacrosse Magazine|publisher=US Lacrosse|access-date=November 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023081830/http://www.uslacrosse.org/teamusa06/olympics.phtml |archive-date= October 23, 2007}}</ref> The 1948 games featured an exhibition by an "All-England" team organized by the [[English Lacrosse Association|English Lacrosse Union]] and the collegiate lacrosse team from [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] representing the United States. This exhibition match ended in a 5–5 tie.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Report of the 1948 London Olympics|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf|publisher=LA84 Foundation|pages=532–533|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927064939/http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf|archive-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Efforts were made to include lacrosse as an exhibition sport at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], and the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney|Sydney, Australia]], but they were not successful.<ref name=usint>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslacrosse.org/the_sport/internatlacrosse.phtml |title=International Lacrosse History |publisher=US Lacrosse |access-date=November 13, 2008|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920065753/http://www.uslacrosse.org/the_sport/internatlacrosse.phtml |archive-date=September 20, 2008 }}</ref>

An obstacle for lacrosse to return to the Olympics has been insufficient international participation. To be considered for the Olympics, a sport had to be played on four continents and by at least 75 countries. Lacrosse is played on all six continents, but as of August 2019 when Ghana joined, there are only 63 countries playing the sport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldlacrosse2018.com/schedule-app/|title=FIL Men's Lacrosse World Cup 2018|publisher=World Lacrosse|access-date=August 14, 2019|archive-date=August 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803172015/http://worldlacrosse2018.com/schedule-app/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://worldlacrosse.sport/world-lacrosse-welcomes-ghana-as-its-newest-member-national-governing-body-on-day-one-of-general-assembly/|title=World Lacrosse Welcomes Ghana As Its Newest Member-National Governing Body On Day One Of General Assembly|date=August 12, 2019|access-date=August 14, 2019|publisher=World Lacrosse|archive-date=August 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814115111/https://worldlacrosse.sport/world-lacrosse-welcomes-ghana-as-its-newest-member-national-governing-body-on-day-one-of-general-assembly/|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, nowadays numeric criteria about widely practiced sports have been abolished.<ref>Centre, The Olympic Studies (2018), ''[https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/174657/the-olympic-programme-evolution-the-olympic-studies-centre The Olympic programme evolution / The Olympic Studies Centre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028035134/https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/174657/the-olympic-programme-evolution-the-olympic-studies-centre |date=October 28, 2022 }}'', The Olympic Studies Centre. Lausanne, p. 4, retrieved October 28, 2022</ref> The [[International Olympic Committee]] granted provisional status to [[World Lacrosse]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sportsdestinations.com/sports/lacrosse/lacrosse-moving-toward-spot-2028-olympic-program-20689 | title=Lacrosse Moving Toward a Spot in 2028 Olympic Program | website=sportsdestinations.com | access-date=May 25, 2022 | archive-date=May 25, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525180713/https://www.sportsdestinations.com/sports/lacrosse/lacrosse-moving-toward-spot-2028-olympic-program-20689 | url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 3, 2022|title=Motorsport, cricket and karate among nine sports on shortlist for Los Angeles 2028 inclusion|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126540/cricket-los-angeles-2028|access-date=August 4, 2022|website=Inside the Games|archive-date=August 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819172617/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126540/cricket-los-angeles-2028|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 2, 2022|title=ICC Among Nine Sporting Bodies Invited To Make Presentation For Los Angeles Olympics 2028 – Report|url=https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket-news/icc-among-nine-sporting-bodies-invited-to-make-presentation-for-los-angeles-olympics-2028-report/|access-date=August 4, 2022|website=Cricket Addictor|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812002933/https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket-news/icc-among-nine-sporting-bodies-invited-to-make-presentation-for-los-angeles-olympics-2028-report/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=LA28 Recommends Lacrosse as One of New Sports for 2028 Summer Olympics |url=https://usalaxmagazine.com/usa-insider/la28-recommends-lacrosse-as-one-of-new-sports-for-2028-summer-olympics |access-date=October 10, 2023 |website=usalaxmagazine.com |language=en |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010113622/https://www.usalaxmagazine.com/usa-insider/la28-recommends-lacrosse-as-one-of-new-sports-for-2028-summer-olympics |url-status=dead }}</ref> On October 16, 2023, lacrosse received approval from the [[International Olympic Committee]] for inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite news |title=International Olympic Committee approves cricket and four other sports for 2028 Games in Los Angeles |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/15234/12985395/international-olympic-committee-approves-cricket-and-four-other-sports-for-2028-games-in-los-angeles |work=Sky Sports |date=October 16, 2023 |language=en |access-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016081333/https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/15234/12985395/international-olympic-committee-approves-cricket-and-four-other-sports-for-2028-games-in-los-angeles |url-status=live }}</ref>