Sporting event delegation
The Haudenosaunee Nationals Iroquois , competed at the 2022 World Games Birmingham , United States, from July 7 to 17, 2022.[ 1]
The only representative team in the 2022 World Games not represented by a National Olympic Committee , they competed solely in lacrosse. They finished in fifth place in the event for the men's team and seventh place for the women's team.[ 2]
Competitors
Sport
Men
Women
Total
Events
Lacrosse [ 3] 12
12
24
2
Total
12
12
24
2
Lacrosse
Originally the Haudenosaunee were not eligible to qualify due to not being represented by a National Olympic Committee .[ 4] men's lacrosse team would have qualified through placing third at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship .[ 5] [ 6] [ 4]
Like their men's counterpart, the women's team was deemed eligible to qualify.[ 5] [ 3]
Both the men's and women's team failed to make a podium finish.[ 7]
References
^ Pinarski, Phil (July 7, 2022). "In Birmingham, the World Games will right a wrong for the Haudenosaunee in the sport they created" . CBS 42 . Retrieved July 8, 2022 . ^ "The World Games 2022 Puts Haudenosaunee Nationals, The Inventor Of Lacrosse, On International Stage" . The World Games 2022 . March 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022 .^ a b "Lacrosse Results Book" (PDF) . 2022 World Games . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022 .^ a b Glennon, Michael (September 5, 2020). "Ireland sacrifice place for good of 'Medicine Game' . ^ a b "World Lacrosse Announces Teams for Men's Lacrosse Competition at TWG 2022" . The World Games 2022 . September 7, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2022 .^ "Teams qualified for lacrosse at the 2022 World Games" . worldlacrosse.sport. Retrieved August 27, 2020 .^ Keh, Andrew; Kiehart, Pete (July 27, 2022). "How Indigenous Athletes Are Reclaiming Lacrosse" . The New York Times . Retrieved July 30, 2022 .
