The International World Games Association announced that lacrosse will be included on the program for The World Games 2029 in Karlsruhe, Germany.
The specific disciplines and genders will be confirmed in a second phase of announcements later in 2026.
The World Games 2029 will mark lacrosse’s fourth appearance at the multi-sport event. Women’s field was contested in 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland, before men’s and women’s sixes were contested in 2022 in Birmingham, United States. Women’s field returned in 2025 in Chengdu at the latest edition of The World Games with an eight-team competition.
Around 4,000 athletes from more than 100 countries are expected to compete from July 19–29 in 2029. With the Olympic Games in Los Angeles on the horizon in 2028, the inclusion keeps lacrosse on one of the world’s biggest multi-sport stages.
