One of the new additions to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles will be the return of North America's oldest sport: lacrosse. A team sport with 10 players, the objective is to score goals in a net defended by a goalkeeper. The small rubber ball is passed using a stick with a net at the end. This electrifying game is first documented around the year 1100 in the region of what is now New York State, where it was played by various Iroquois tribes as part of rituals and festivities. These wild matches involved hundreds of players and could result in broken bones or even death. Lacrosse was included in the Olympic program in 1904 and 1908, with two Canadian victories, but its popularity subsequently declined. It was a demonstration sport in 1928, 1932, and 1948. After that, it disappeared from the Games until now.