Croatia is FIL's 53rd Member Nation
The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) announces that Croatia has been approved to become its 53rd member nation by a December 2015 postal vote of federation members.
FIL Director of Development, Tom Hayes, was enthusiastic about Croatia's membership, saying, "The FIL welcomes the Croatia Lacrosse Association as its new member. The addition of Croatia brings the number of lacrosse playing nations in the Balkans to five. We look forward to including Croatia in future FIL championship events." Croatia joins Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey as FIL members from the Balkan region. FIL is one of 37 IWGA member federations. Lacrosse will be on the program of the 10th edtion of The World Games, taking place from 20 to 30 July 2017 in Wroclaw/Poland.