International World Games Association President José Perurena has
claimed the organisation has shown itself to be "crisis-proof" in 2020
and described this year as the most challenging in the body's 40-year
history.
Jose Perurena: By far the most challenging year in the forty-year history of the IWGA 12/29/20
The year 2020 was a historic one for the International World Games Association, as the organization celebrated its 40th anniversary. In the Interview of the Month, IWGA President José Perurena tells of what lessons he has learned for the future.
The year 2020 posed great challenges for the IWGA and for yourself. What were the biggest?
José Perurena: It was by far the most challenging year in the forty-year history of the IWGA. On the 21st of May, we wanted to celebrate our anniversary, but it turned out we did not have much time to look back; we had the current demands of the Covid-19 pandemic to deal with. And yes, it was also a year for me personally that will be remembered forever. The stay in hospital during my Covid-19 illness was, to put it mildly, unsettling. I am all the more grateful to have beaten the virus and to have been able to do my work for the IWGA again in the mo
Jose Perurena: By far the most challenging year in the forty-year history of the IWGA 12/29/20
The year 2020 was a historic one for the International World Games Association, as the organization celebrated its 40th anniversary. In the Interview of the Month, IWGA President José Perurena tells of what lessons he has learned for the future.
The year 2020 posed great challenges for the IWGA and for yourself. What were the biggest?
José Perurena: It was by far the most challenging year in the forty-year history of the IWGA. On the 21st of May, we wanted to celebrate our anniversary, but it turned out we did not have much time to look back; we had the current demands of the Covid-19 pandemic to deal with. And yes, it was also a year for me personally that will be remembered forever. The stay in hospital during my Covid-19 illness was, to put it mildly, unsettling. I am all the more grateful to have beaten the virus and to have been able to do my work for the IWGA again in the mo
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United States
At its December 10 meeting, the World Lacrosse Board of Directors unanimously approved the proposed selection criteria for women’s lacrosse in TWG 2022, after which the criteria was submitted and approved by the International World Games Association. World Lacrosse used the following criteria in determining selection:
The top five eligible teams from the final standings of the 2017 Federation of International Lacrosse (now World Lacrosse) Women’s World Championship: United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Israel
Top finisher, not already selected, from the 2019 European Lacrosse Federation Continental Qualifier (for 2021 World Championship): Czech Republic
Top finisher, not already selected, from the 2019 Pan-American Lacrosse Association Continental Qualifier (for 2021 World Championship): Haudenosaunee.