Hong Kong Lacrosse Association

Hong Kong Lacrosse Association is the formal lacrosse organization of Hong Kong.

History

Lacrosse was introduced to Hong Kong by a British professor who taught at the University of Hong Kong. Founded in 1993, the association was founded by a group of graduates from the University of Hong Kong.^[1] Even until now, the students and the graduates of the University of Hong Kong is still the main community of Hong Kong lacrosse.

Events

Every year in August, starting from 2008, the Association will hold the Lacrosse Sevens. Originally the Mixed Games/Mixed League, the Lacrosse Sevens is a one-day tournament which includes man, woman and mixed gender teams. suggested by the name of the tournament, each team is made up of seven players. There is also a men's league held from January to June Every year.^[1]

During April 18–19, 2014, a invitational tournament was held in order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the association. Four teams: South Korea (national team), Hong Kong (national team), China (national team) and Shanghai joined the championships. it was a good preparation for the national teams before attending the World Lacrosse Championship in the same year, especially the China team, who was joining this championship for the first time.^[2]

Other than the above events, the association will also hold other events regularly such as clinics, children fun days, and much more, in order to rise the level of Hong Kong lacrosse in the world, and to promote and develop youth lacrosse.^[3]

The Hong Kong national teams regularly participates in oversea tournaments including the Lacrosse World Championships, the Asian Pacific Lacrosse Tournaments, and many other tournaments and friendly matches.^[1]

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