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 Summer Olympics in 40 years. Canada has been very successful in synchronized swimming at the Olympics, winning medals at every games in which the sport was competed except for 2004 & 2008. Canada has never won an Olympic medal in water polo. Their best finish was fifth in the women's tournament at the 2000 games. Canada has never won an Olympic medal in archery. Their best finish was fifth in the women's individual competition at the 1976 games. Canada is not traditionally strong in athletics, but the nation has won medals in 15 of 23 games in which it has competed. Some