The Haudenosaunee Nationals say they are in regular contact with the International Olympic Committee as lacrosse returns to the Olympic program for the Los Angeles 2028 Games.
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The Haudenosaunee Nationals say they are in “pretty constant contact” with the International Olympic Committee about the possibility of playing lacrosse at the upcoming 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
The Haudenosaunee are an Indigenous people who live in Ontario, Quebec and New York, and they say they invented the sport of lacrosse. The Nationals have competed separately from Canada and the United States in international competitions for decades.
Lacrosse is set to return to the Olympic program when Los Angeles hosts the Games, which is less than two years from the report’s Nov. 2, 2026 publication date.
Leo Nolan, the executive director of the Haudenosaunee Nationals, said his teams are “cautiously optimistic” about taking part in the new sixes discipline.
Nolan’s teams include the men’s squad, which is ranked fifth in the world in the sixes category, while the women’s team is unranked.
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