DATE: Dec. 18, 2002

ILF Awards 2006 Tournament To London, Ontario, Canada

The 2006 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championships will be held in London, Ontario, Canada, as announced yesterday by ILF Presdient Tom Hayes. The ninth official ILF tournament will mark the third championship to be held in Canada, and first since 1986.

Hayes also announced plans to revamp the tournament format to accommodate the expansion of international lacrosse over the last 10 years. The ILF expects better than 20 nations to send teams to the 2006 championships, which are tentatively planned for late June and early July.

Toronto hosted the 1986 tournament, won by the U.S. over Canada, and the 1967 gathering of teams from Australia, Canada, England, and the U.S., which spawned the creation of the ILF and the World Championships.

Perth, Australia hosted the 2002 ILF World Championships, won by the U.S. US Lacrosse will host the 2003 ILF and International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations (IFWLA) Under-19 World Championships June 26-July 6 at Towson (Md.) University.

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