World Lacrosse Super Sixes: staging event in Hong Kong can grow the sport before 2028 Olympics, bosses say
- ‘Sixes is the format that will be played at the LA Games, so it is a great opportunity for Hong Kong to showcase our sport,’ women’s coach Gemini Fan says
- Hong Kong men’s team have good prospects despite losing talismanic Kelvin Mak to retirement, their coach Bob Snider insists
Hong Kong coaches believe hosting the World Lacrosse Super Sixes in the city next week presents a good opportunity for the growth of the sport.
The event runs from December 29 to 31 on artificial football pitches in Aberdeen and Wong Chuk Hang, with six men’s teams and seven women’s sides competing for the top spots at the first Super Sixes tournament in Asia.
“With the [acceptance] of lacrosse into the 2028 Olympic Games, hopefully the event raises some interest and encourages new participants to join and play,” Hong Kong’s men’s head coach Bob Snider said.
“The Sixes is the format that will be played at the Los Angeles Games, so it is a great opportunity for Hong Kong to showcase our sport to the locals and opportunities for our players to play against some of the top teams in the world,” Gemini Fan Tak-kwan, head coach of the women’s national team, said.
