Lacrosse in Canada the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Lacrosse in Canada Modern lacrosse in Canada has been a popular sport since the mid 1800s. Only field lacrosse was played until the 1930s, when box lacrosse was invented. In 1994 Parliament passed the "National Sports of Canada Act" which declared lacrosse to be "Canada's National Summer Sport", with ice hockey as the National Winter Sport. Lacrosse was played by First Nations peoples before the arrival of European colonists. The first documented description of the game was in 1637. The game was called "baggataway" and "tewaarathon", which was played by two teams with 100
Canada at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Canada at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Canada competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 6th to 18th. The Canadian team consisted of 71 athletes competing in 20 sports and was officially named on September 25, 2018. It was announced on October 4, 2018, that Canada received an additional reallocated spot in boxing, meaning the total team size was 72 athletes (33 men and 39 women). On October 3, 2018, trampolinist Jérémy Chartier was named as the flag bearer during the opening ceremony. All nations can qualify only a maximum of one team sport