World Games 2025

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19 minutes ago, De_Gambassi said:

Very much OT, but I remember last year some people from LA trying to push for the inclusion of a native team which is allready recognised by the Lacrosse federation. Any news on that ?

Can't imagine that the IOC would ever permit it.  The Native Americans do have a distinct legal position, but from the Olympic POV they would be like Greenland or Jersey.

[JoshMartini007 2,768]

Yeah, allowing them to compete, even under the Olympic flag would open such a can of worms. Many separatist nations will try to compete using the same logic.

[Olympian1010 8,235]

 giving  a bigger challenge than past results would suggest thus far 

 

And…a goal for  to start the second period. Users’ curse strikes early 

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 with a big win (well, narrow in score) over  in men's softball. They were one of only two qualified teams not to play at the World Cup earlier this year. 

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First action for me, women’s lacrosse between  and  

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 getting super unlucky with two goals scored right after the buzzer midway throughout the second period, but only down 4-9 

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Beautiful goal from  Aurora Cordingley! 

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At the half -  leads  12-4. 
 

Japan playing much better than I expected. 

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 Pieroni, with three defenders on her 

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 defeats  20-5 in their opening match of women’s lacrosse pool play. 

 

Japan’s first goal of the second half was only with 25 seconds left to go in the game.  
 

Looks to me like the Canadian team was conserving their energy and saving their legs for their remaining matches, the intensity wasn’t there.