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World Lacrosse

World Lacrosse
SportLacrosse
JurisdictionInternational
Membership92
Founded2008 (2008)
AffiliationARISF, IWGA, GAISF
HeadquartersColorado Springs, Colorado,
United States
PresidentSue Redfern[1]
CEOJim Scherr
Vice president(s)Steve Stenersen
(founded)IFWLA (1972)
ILF (1974)
Official website
worldlacrosse.sport

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] Its headquarters are in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.[3]

World Lacrosse has 92 members.[4] It is the only international sport organization to recognize First Nations bands and Native American tribes as sovereign nations.[citation needed] The Haudenosaunee Nationals of the First Nations Lacrosse Association represent the Haudenosaunee people of New York and Ontario.

World Lacrosse was given provisional recognition status by the International Olympic Committee in November 2018.[5] In May 2019, the Federation of International Lacrosse launched a rebrand and changed its name to World Lacrosse.[6]

In March 2022, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian teams, athletes, and officials were suspended from participation in World Lacrosse events and qualifiers, and it was decided that no World Lacrosse or European Lacrosse Federation events would be held in Russia.[7]

  1. ^ Nelson, Adam (14 August 2019). "Sue Redfern re-elected as World Lacrosse president". SportBusiness. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ^ Weaver, John (4 September 2008). "Men's and women's international lacrosse groups merge". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. ^ "World Lacrosse". World Lacrosse. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ^ "World Lacrosse Member Nations". World Lacrosse. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. ^ Logue, Brian (30 November 2018). "Welcome to the World: IOC Recognizes FIL". US Lacrosse Magazine. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  6. ^ Mackay, Duncan (5 May 2019). "Lacrosse launches new name and logo at SportAccord Summit as continues Olympic push". Inside the Games. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. ^ "World Lacrosse condemns Russian government actions, suspends Russian athletes and officials". World Lacrosse. 2 March 2022.

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