European Lacrosse Championships
Overview
 
The European Lacrosse Championships are held every four years, and have been held since 1995 to determine the best national lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

 team of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

. Before 2002, the championships were held annually (except for men in 1998 because of the World Championships
World Lacrosse Championship
The World Lacrosse Championship is the world championship for international men's field lacrosse. From its inception in 1967 through the 2006 event, it was sanctioned by the International Lacrosse Federation...

, and for women in 2001 because of the World Cup
Women's Lacrosse World Cup
The Women's Lacrosse World Cup, the recognized world championship of international women's lacrosse, is held every four years. From its inception in 1982, it was sponsored by the governing body for women's lacrosse, the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations, until that body...

), but in 2002 the European Lacrosse Federation
European Lacrosse Federation
European Lacrosse Federation is the sport governing body of men and women's lacrosse in the Europe. The twenty-one member federation has its headquarters in London, England....

 (ELF) changed it to every four years, occurring on the even years between the World Championships.
 
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