World Lacrosse has formally lodged an Expression of Interest to the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee for the inclusion of World Lacrosse Sixes in the Victoria 2026 edition of the Commonwealth Games.
The Expression of Interest was submitted by Chief Executive Officer of World Lacrosse, Jim Sherr, in August on behalf of World Lacrosse, The Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union, and Lacrosse Australia under the Phase Two intake of sports for the Games.
The submission introduced World Lacrosse Sixes as the discipline of choice for inclusion in the 2026 Commonwealth Games; this discipline was developed by World Lacrosse to support and accelerate the continued growth of lacrosse worldwide.
This latest submission comes after World Lacrosse received International Olympic Committee full recognition in 2021 and launched their LAX28 campaign last month with a view to being included in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA.
Gaining momentum since its launch in 2020, the sixes format of the game has already been featured at several events around the world, including The World Games, The Fly, the EuroLax Sixes Cup and many more!