Lois Garlow of the Haudenosaunee Nationals lacrosse team heads toward the sideline during a match against Canada at the World Games in Birmingham, Ala., July 24, 2022. Members of the Haudenosaunee are hopeful they will have a chance to play the sport their people invented when lacrosse returns to the Olympics in 2028 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Paul Newberry)
Haudenosaunee Nationals ‘optimistic’ about playing lacrosse at L.A. Olympics
Nov 2, 2026 | 4:00 AM
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The Haudenosaunee Nationals say they’re in “pretty constant contact” with the International Olympic Committee about possibly playing lacrosse at the upcoming 2028 Summer Games.
The Haudenosaunee are an Indigenous people that live in Ontario, Quebec and New York.
They invented the sport of lacrosse and 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 in less than two years.
