Holly Dini hopes to play in the 2028 LA Olympics and has qualified for the Lacrosse World Championships in Hong Kong — but has to work two jobs just to get there.
Australian lacrosse players are competing in the 2024 Women's Under 20 World Championship in Hong Kong.
But the Australian Sports Commission , the federal government's agency responsible for sports funding, only provides $50,000 for Lacrosse Australia."Considering the Olympics are around the corner, we really need to amp that up," said Wendy Walsh, who is the assistant coach for the Australian under-20 women's team.
"The fact that you have to work three jobs and then go to uni and still train five days a week to wear the colours of your country, I find that a little sad really." Australia's most recent success was in 2022, when the women won bronze in the new Olympic six-a-side format. "We've got South Australians playing all over the field, we've got defenders, we've got goalies, middies, attackers — so I think it creates for a really well rounded, really gelled team," Lawson said.Looking ahead to LA
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