Crucial year ahead for Hong Kong’s lacrosse sides as they target 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
With a key qualifying tournament in October, city teams will go to Chengdu in April for Asian Lacrosse Games and May’s Heritage Cup in US
Hong Kong’s lacrosse teams face a crucial year on their path to Olympic qualification, starting with the Asia-Pacific Lacrosse Sixes Championships in October on Australia’s Sunshine Coast.
Both the city’s men’s and women’s squads will take part in the tournament, to be held from October 5 to 10, which will serve as a key qualifier, with five men’s and five women’s teams going on to the 2027 World Lacrosse Sixes Championships.
That competition, a global event bringing together 16 teams across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Americas, will act as the final stage of qualification for the 2028 Olympics, with six men’s and six women’s teams earning the right to compete on sport’s biggest stage in Los Angeles.
“This year will be a crucial one for Hong Kong lacrosse as we aim for qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics,” said Raymond Fong Kong, CEO of the Hong Kong, China Lacrosse Association.
The Hong Kong women’s team, captained by Steffi Sze, began their preparation for the qualification campaign strongly earlier this year, finishing third at the EuroLax Sixes Cup in Portugal in February.
They defeated France and Switzerland in the group stage, lost only to the Netherlands and beat Poland in the bronze-medal match.