Editing Lacrosse (section)

==International lacrosse==
{{Further|List of national lacrosse organizations}}
Lacrosse has historically been played for the most part in [[Lacrosse in Canada|Canada]] and the [[Lacrosse in the United States|United States]], with small but dedicated lacrosse communities in the [[Lacrosse in England|United]] [[Lacrosse in Scotland|Kingdom]] and [[Lacrosse in Australia|Australia]]. Recently, however, lacrosse has begun to flourish at the international level, with teams being established around the world, particularly in Europe and East Asia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/aspac-championships/aspac-championship-history/|title=ASPAC Lacrosse Tournament|date=March 23, 2015|access-date=August 14, 2019|publisher=ASPAC|archive-date=August 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811165749/http://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/aspac-championships/aspac-championship-history/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://europeanlacrosse.org/?page_id=1356|title=A short history of lacrosse in Europe|access-date=August 14, 2019|publisher=European Lacrosse Federation|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421113019/http://europeanlacrosse.org/?page_id=1356|url-status=live}}</ref>

===World Lacrosse===
{{main|World Lacrosse}}
In August 2008, the men's international governing body, the International Lacrosse Federation, merged with the women's, the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations, to form the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). The FIL changed its name to World Lacrosse in May 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mackay |first1=Duncan |title=Lacrosse launches new name and logo at SportAccord Summit as continues Olympic push |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1078855/lacrosse-launches-new-name-and-logo-at-sportaccord-summit-as-continues-olympic-push |access-date=May 5, 2019 |work=Inside the Games |date=May 5, 2019 |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411113342/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1078855/lacrosse-launches-new-name-and-logo-at-sportaccord-summit-as-continues-olympic-push |url-status=live }}</ref> There are currently 62 member nations of World Lacrosse.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://filacrosse.com/fil-members/ | title=FIL Members – Federation of International Lacrosse | date=January 2019 | access-date=January 10, 2019 | archive-date=April 28, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428203644/https://filacrosse.com/fil-members/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Tournaments===
World Lacrosse sponsors five world championship tournaments: the [[World Lacrosse Championship]] for men's field, the [[World Lacrosse Women's World Championship|Women's Lacrosse World Championship]] for women's, the [[World Indoor Lacrosse Championship]] for box lacrosse, as well as the [[World Lacrosse Men's U20 Championship|Men's Under-20 World Lacrosse Championships]] and [[World Lacrosse Women's U20 Championship|Women's Under-20 World Lacrosse Championships]]. Each is held every four years.<ref name="about"/>

{|class="wikitable"
! Tournament
! Editions
! First <br /> (# teams)
! Most recent <br /> (# teams)
! Most golds <br /> (# golds)
! Most silvers <br /> (# silvers)
|-
| [[World Lacrosse Championship]] || align=center | 14 || [[1967 World Lacrosse Championship|1967]] (4) || [[2023 World Lacrosse Championship|2023]] (30) || [[United States men's national lacrosse team|United States]] (11) || [[Canada men's national lacrosse team|Canada]] (7)
|-
| [[Women's Lacrosse World Cup|Women's Lacrosse World Championship]] || align=center | 11 || [[1982 Women's Lacrosse World Cup|1982]] (6) || [[2022 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship|2022]] (30) || [[United States women's national lacrosse team|United States]] (9) || [[Australia women's national lacrosse team|Australia]] (4)
|-
|[[World Lacrosse Men's U20 Championship]]
|align=center |9
|1988 (4)
|[[2022 World Lacrosse Men's U-21 Championship|2022]] (23)
|United States (9)
|Canada (7)
|-
| [[World Lacrosse Women's U20 Championship]]|| align="center" | 7 || 1995 (7) || 2019 (22) || United States (5) ||Australia (4)
|-
| [[World Indoor Lacrosse Championship]] || align=center | 5 || [[2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2003]] (6) || [[2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2019]] (13) || [[Canada national indoor lacrosse team|Canada]] (5) || [[Haudenosaunee national indoor lacrosse team|Haudenosaunee]] (5)
|-
|}

The World Lacrosse Championship (WLC) began in 1968 as a four-team invitational tournament sponsored by the International Lacrosse Federation. Until 1990, only the United States, Canada, England, and Australia had entered. With the expansion of the game internationally, the [[2014 World Lacrosse Championship]] was contested by 38 countries.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Record Field for 2014 FIL World Championship|url=http://worldlacrosse2014.com/news/020714_record_field_for_fil_world_championship|publisher=US Lacrosse|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=July 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704062204/http://worldlacrosse2014.com/news/020714_record_field_for_fil_world_championship|url-status=dead}}</ref> The WLC has been dominated by the United States. [[United States men's national lacrosse team|Team USA]] has won 11 of the 14 titles, with [[Canada men's national lacrosse team|Canada]] winning the other three.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Championship History|url=https://teamusa.uslacrosse.org/us-men/us-men-history|publisher=US Lacrosse|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115083402/https://teamusa.uslacrosse.org/us-men/us-men-history|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Women's Lacrosse World Cup (WLWC) began in 1982. The [[United States women's national lacrosse team|United States]] has won 9 of the 11 titles, with [[Australia women's national lacrosse team|Australia]] winning the other two. Canada and [[England women's national lacrosse team|England]] have always finished in the top five. The 2017 tournament was held in England and featured 25 countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's Lacrosse World Cup Playing Schedule|url=http://englacrosse.s3.amazonaws.com/portals/2017/04/PLAYING-SCHEDULE-1.pdf|publisher=England Lacrosse|access-date=November 14, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The [[2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|first World Indoor Lacrosse Championship]] (WILC) was held in 2003 and contested by six nations at four sites in [[Ontario]]. [[Canada national indoor lacrosse team|Canada]] won the championship by beating the [[Iroquois men's national lacrosse team|Iroquois Nationals]] 21–4 in the final. The [[2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2007 championship]] hosted by the [[Onondaga Nation]] included 13 teams. Canada has dominated the competition, winning all five gold medals and never losing a game.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ditota |first1=Donna |title=Canada dashes Iroquois' dream, continues domination in World Indoor Lacrosse Championship |url=http://www.syracuse.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/09/canada_dashes_iroquois_dream_continues_domination_in_world_indoor_lacrosse_championship.html |access-date=November 13, 2017 |work=Syracuse.com |date=September 27, 2015 |archive-date=November 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114093209/http://www.syracuse.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/09/canada_dashes_iroquois_dream_continues_domination_in_world_indoor_lacrosse_championship.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Iroquois men's national lacrosse team|Iroquois Nationals]] are the men's national team representing the Six Nations of the [[Iroquois Confederacy]] in international field lacrosse competition. The team was admitted to the FIL in 1987. It is the only [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|First Nations]] team sanctioned for international competition in any sport.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Lacrosse: From Creator's Game to Modern Sport|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lacrosse-from-creators-game-to-modern-sport/|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115083026/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lacrosse-from-creators-game-to-modern-sport/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Nationals placed fourth in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Lacrosse Championships and third in 2014. The [[Iroquois national indoor lacrosse team|indoor team]] won the silver medal in all four World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. In 2008, the Iroquois women's team was admitted to the FIL as the [[Haudenosaunee women's national lacrosse team|Haudenosaunee Nationals]]. They placed 7th at the [[2013 Women's Lacrosse World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldlacrosse.sport/2013-womens-world-cup-championship-bracket/|title=2013 Women's World Cup Championship Bracket Final|access-date=August 14, 2019|date=July 20, 2013|publisher=World Lacrosse News and Information|archive-date=August 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814145228/https://worldlacrosse.sport/2013-womens-world-cup-championship-bracket/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===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>

===Other===
[[File:Lacrosse dive shot.jpg|right|thumb| A player taking a "dive shot"]]
The [[European Lacrosse Federation]] (ELF) was established in 1995 and held the first [[European Lacrosse Championships]] that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=A short history of lacrosse in Europe|url=http://europeanlacrosse.org/?page_id=1356|publisher=European Lacrosse Federation|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113060413/http://europeanlacrosse.org/?page_id=1356|url-status=live}}</ref> Originally an annual event, it is now held every four years, in between FIL's men's and women's championships. In 2004, 12 men's and 6 women's teams played in the tournament, making it the largest international lacrosse event of the year. The last men's tournament was in [[2016 European Lacrosse Championship|2016]], when 24 countries participated. England won its ninth gold medal out of the ten tournaments played. [[2015 Women's Lacrosse European Championship|2015]] was the last women's tournament, when 17 teams participated in the Czech Republic. England won its sixth gold medal, with Wales earning silver and Scotland bronze. These three countries from Great Britain have dominated the women's championships, earning all but three medals since the tournament began in 1996. There are currently 29 members of the ELF, they make up the majority of nations in the FIL.<ref>{{cite web|title=ELF Country Membership|url=http://europeanlacrosse.org/?page_id=1345|publisher=European Lacrosse Federation|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115082704/http://europeanlacrosse.org/?page_id=1345|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union was founded in 2004 by Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union|date=January 30, 2015|url=http://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/about-aplu/aplu-history/|publisher=Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115020004/http://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/about-aplu/aplu-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> It currently has 12 members and holds the Asia Pacific Championship for both men's and women's teams every two years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Member Nations|date=December 2, 2014|url=http://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/about-aplu/|publisher=Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015840/http://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/about-aplu/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ASPAC Championship History|date=March 23, 2015|url=http://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/aspac-championships/aspac-championship-history/|publisher=Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115020032/http://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/aspac-championships/aspac-championship-history/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lacrosse, in [[Women's lacrosse|10 x 10 format]], was played in the [[World Games]] for the first time at the [[2017 World Games]] held in Poland. Only [[Lacrosse at the 2017 World Games|women's teams]] took part in the competition. The United States won the gold medal defeating Canada in the finals.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vatz|first1=David|title=The 2017 World Games: An Important Step to the Highest Stage|url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/the-2017-world-games-an-important-step-to-the-highest-stage/50271|work=Inside Lacrosse|date=August 11, 2017|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042045/http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/the-2017-world-games-an-important-step-to-the-highest-stage/50271|url-status=live}}</ref> Australia won the bronze medal match. The [[Haudenosaunee Nationals women's lacrosse team]] could not participate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deer |first=Ka’nhehsí:io |date=July 24, 2020 |title=Supporters challenge Iroquois Nationals' exclusion from 2022 World Games |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/supporters-challenge-iroquois-nationals-exclusion-from-2022-world-games-1.5662381 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |website=cbc.ca |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603165038/https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/supporters-challenge-iroquois-nationals-exclusion-from-2022-world-games-1.5662381 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Both [[Lacrosse at the 2022 World Games|men and women tournaments]], in [[Lacrosse sixes|sixes format]], were held in the [[2022 World Games]] in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lacrosse {{!}} IWGA |url=https://www.theworldgames.org/sports/Lacrosse-54 |access-date=October 28, 2022 |website=www.theworldgames.org |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028040956/https://www.theworldgames.org/sports/Lacrosse-54 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Lacrosse at the 2025 World Games|Women tournament]] will be played again, in same format, in [[2025 World Games|2025 World games]].