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With 46 nations competing, the 2018 WLC in Israel was the largest tournament and was the first championship held outside of Australia, Canada, England or the United States. The oldest world Lacrosse championship match was recorded on April 22, 1870, in Montreal. The Montreal Lacrosse club accepted a challenge vs the Caughnawaga Lacrosse team.
The 2023 World Lacrosse Championship was the 14th edition of the international men's field lacrosse tournament for national teams organized by World Lacrosse. Initially scheduled for 2022, it was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was held in San Diego, California.
World Lacrosse (WL), formerly the Federation of International Lacrosse, is the international governing body of lacrosse, responsible for the men's, women's, and indoor versions of the sport. It was established in 2008 by the merger of the previously separate men's and women's international lacrosse associations. [ 2 ]
The tournament will be hosted in Japan. This will be the second time, Japan will host the tournament with the first being the 1997 Women's Lacrosse World Cup. [2] A new format is adopted for this championship with 16 national teams taking part in the main tournament. A Division II will also be held with 16 additional teams. [3]
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. [64]
The 2024 World Lacrosse Women's U20 Championship was the 8th FIL World Lacrosse Women's U20 Championship, is an international field lacrosse tournament that is held every four years and is sponsored by the Federation of International Lacrosse. It took place from August 15–24, 2024 in Hong Kong, China. [1]
The Federation of International Lacrosse is working extremely hard for an Olympic comeback but until then, stay tuned for the IWGA World Games in Poland beginning July 2017. By: Brittaney Trent.
The 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships was the sixth international men’s box lacrosse championship and first international women’s box lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse. It was held 20-29 September 2024 in Utica, New York, United States. [1] [2]