Lacrosse

In lacrosse players use a stick with a net at its end to catch, pass and shoot a rubber ball into the opponents' goal. The Olympics will feature "sixes" — a fast format on a small field with six players a side.

History

Lacrosse is an ancient game of North America's Indigenous peoples, above all the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), for whom it was both sport and ceremony. French missionaries named it "la crosse", the crooked staff. Rules written in Canada in 1867 made it a modern sport, and it is now Canada's national summer sport. Lacrosse was played at the 1904 and 1908 Olympics and returns at Los Angeles 2028.

Major competitions

The Olympic Games (2028), the World Lacrosse championships (men's, women's and box lacrosse), the US Premier Lacrosse League and the college championships.

In the Turkic world

Lacrosse is still new to the Turkic countries. Federations have sprung up in many European countries in recent years, and Olympic status may open the way for the game in the Turkic world as well.