The new format will see the Field World Championship for senior men and women increase from 30 to 40 teams, and the global governing body hopes this will drive an increase in the number of cities hosting such events.

The changes will create a two-division format for the Field World Championship.

A new qualification process will also be initiated, which World Lacrosse claims will provide "all members with an equitable chance to qualify."

Moreover, an inaugural Women's World Championship in the box discipline will run alongside the men's event in 2024.

This comes with a reset of the World Lacrosse calendar to ensure that events fit more neatly alongside the Olympic Games and the World Games.

It will prioritise senior men's and women's competitions in the field, box and the new sixes discipline.

World Lacrosse Sixes launched in May with the eventual aim of earning inclusion at the Olympics.

The changes to the structure for World Championships organised by World Lacrosse comes following consultation with its members over the past year.

"I'm proud of the efforts of the Blue Skies Working Group and grateful to its members for contributing significant time, wisdom and perspective to ensure these recommendations would meet the expectations of the global lacrosse community and continue to advance our sport," World Lacrosse vice-president Steve Stenersen explained.

"I'm equally grateful to our World Lacrosse members for their faith and vision in approving this exciting evolution of our competition framework."

Day one of the General Assembly was held on October 10 three weeks before day two, and featured the adoption of a World Lacrosse Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement.

Cambrelen has now been elected to a four-year term on the World Lacrosse Board to head up its efforts on diversity, equity and inclusion, and will also chair the Diversity and Opportunity Commission.

She is also a managing director in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Workforce of the Future practice.

The General Assembly was held virtually, and it was agreed that this format would remain in place for two out of every three years.

An in-person gathering would be held alongside a World Lacrosse Championship in the other year.

The 2022-2023 budget for World Lacrosse was also approved at this year's meeting and the World Lacrosse Handbook was formally adopted.

Jim Scherr, the chief executive of World Lacrosse, felt the General Assembly proved a success.

"We are very pleased with the level of engagement from our members and support for the important legislation put forward," Scherr said.

"World Lacrosse continues to make great progress under the leadership of President Sue Redfern and the major changes to our World Championship calendar will hasten our development, while the election of our first diversity director reflects the priority and commitment World Lacrosse assigns to opportunity and inclusion."