Field lacrosse was contested as a full
medal sport at the 1904 and ‘08 Olympics and was a demonstration sport in 1928,
‘32 and ‘48. Since then, lacrosse has continued to expand. The game requires
speed and great skill and some say it is better than hockey. Lacrosse was
played in the Olympics and then dropped.
Major reason Lacrosse isn't in the Olympics
has to do with the fact the International Lacrosse has only 14 members and no
presence at all in South America and Africa. The IOC requires that for a sport
to be considered for the Olympics it must have 75 countries over 4 continents
as members.
Lacrosse still has a long way to go to being an Olympic
sport and being even recognized as an Olympic Sport. In other words it
has very little recognition, as only Canada and the USA really play the sport
at a high enough level.
Therefore I think that lacrosse should be
entered into the future Olympics.http://www.ilindoor.com/2010/03/18/lacrosse-in-the-olympic-games/
http://www.topendsports.com/events/discontinued/list.htm
http://thearchlevelreport.com/2011/07/22/is-olympic-lacrosse-possible/
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1131035/1/index.htm
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