Taya Keast, 19, is one of the captains of Western University's Womens Lacrosse team. She believes the sport's reintroduction to the Olympics will create more opportunities for future generations to take up the sport.
Lacrosse becoming an Olympic sport again can encourage more people to take up the sport and pave the way for it to grow on an international level, according to some lacrosse players in Ontario.
Both men's and women's lacrosse will be competed in sixes — a fast-paced, compact version at the intersection of field and box lacrosse that was developed in 2018.The addition of a women's team will provide opportunities for more females to get involved in sport, said Bettencourt, who has played lacrosse since the age of four.
Increased viewership from the Olympics could spark curiosity about lacrosse among audiences, especially at home in London, said Tyler Turner, president of the London Minor Lacrosse Association. "There's been a long push to get back to the Olympics and any chance there's an increased number of players and other options to keep the stick in their hands is a bonus," said Turner.
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