Lacrosse

Lacrosse was twice on the Olympic Programme as a full medal sport, in 1904 and 1908. Lacrosse has also been contested as a demonstration sport at the Olympics in 1928, 1932, and 1948. In this short Olympic history, Canada leads the medal table, with three medals and two golds.

Lacrosse does have an IF that was a member of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) (dissolved in September 2023): World Lacrosse, which was the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) until May 2018, when it was re-branded. The FIL was formed in August 2008, by merging the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF), founded in 1974, with the International Federation of Women’s Lacrosse Associations (IFWLA). As of 2024, the FIL had 92 members.

In August 2022, the Los Angeles 2028 Organizing Committee shortlisted nine proposed sports for consideration as optional events for those Olympics, with one of those sports being lacrosse. After many years of efforts, at the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Mumbai, India, the IOC approved lacrosse as an optional sport for the 2028 Olympics, along with four other sports.