Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports
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| Abbreviation | FIRS |
|---|---|
| Formation | April 1924 |
| Type | Federation of national associations |
| Headquarters | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Region served | Worldwide |
President | Sabatino Aracu |
First Vice-President | Ricardo Grin |
| Affiliations | International Olympic Committee |
| Website | www.RollerSports.org |
The Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS; English: International Federation of Roller Sports) is the world governing body for roller sports, including skateboarding, rink hockey, inline hockey, speed skating, inline alpine, downhill, roller derby, roller freestyle, inline freestyle and artistic roller skating. It was established in April 1924 in Montreux, Switzerland by two Swiss sportsmen, Fred Renkewitz and Otto Myer, who had close connections to the International Olympic Committee.[1][2][3]
The FIRS gathers more than 100 national federations, including countries from every continent and they are affiliated with the International Skating Union. Park terrain skateboarding will become an Olympic sport in 2020.[4]
A proposal to dissolve the federation and merge with the International Skateboarding Federation to form a new body known as World Skate is expected to be ratified in September 2017.[5]
FIRS
The FIRS aims to foster the Roller Sports movement and participation on a global scale. Its areas of responsibility are as follows:
- Administration and Regulations
- Organizing international competitions
- Developing the movement worldwide
- Promoting
The authority of FIRS is recognized by the following organizations:
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF)
- International World Games Association (IWGA)
- Pan American Sports Organization (PASO)
FIRS recognizes the following continental confederations:
- Africa - African Confederation of Sports of Roller Skating (ACSRS)
- Europe - Confédération Européenne de Roller Skating (CERS)
- Asia - Confederation of Asia Roller Sports (CARS)
- Oceania - Oceania Confederation of Roller Sports (OCRS)
- The Americas - Confederación Panamericana de Roller Sports (CPRS)
Each continental confederation comprises or recognizes, in turn, various national governing bodies and associations.
Skating is considered to be one of the most complete physical exercises that exist and enjoys huge popularity on a world level. According to the latest estimations, there are more than 40 million habitual users of recreational skates throughout the world.
Current FIRS Roller Hockey Competitions
- Club Competitions
- National Teams Competitions
Disciplines and World Championships
As 2016
| Number | Name | World Championships | Edition | First and Last Edition (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inline Speed Skating (Speed) | Roller Speed Skating World Championships | 65 | 1937 / 2016 |
| 2 | Inline Freestyle Skating (Slalom) | Inline Freestyle World Championships | 10 | 2007 / 2016 |
| 3 | Artistic Roller Skating (Artistic) | Artistic Skating World Championships | 15 | 2002 / 2016 |
| 4 | Roller Freestyle Skating (Aggressive) | Roller Freestyle Skating World Championships | 0 | - |
| 5 | Inline Downhill Skating (Downhill) | Inline Downhill World Championships | 16 | 2000 / 2015 |
| 6 | Inline Alpine Skating (Alpine) | Inline Alpine World Championships | 4 | 2008 / 2016 |
| 7 | Skateboarding | FIRS Skateboarding World Championships | 0 | - |
| 8 | Inline Hockey | FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships | 22 | 1995 / 2016 |
| 9 | Rink Hockey | FIRS Rink Hockey World Championships | 42 | 1936 / 2015 |
| 10 | Roller Derby | FIRS Roller Derby World Championships | 0 | - |
- Men's Roller Derby World Cup and Women's Roller Derby World Cup organized by Blood & Thunder magazine, not FIRS.
World Roller Games
- Main article : World Roller Games
The first edition of the World Roller Games (in all of 10 discipline) will take place in Nanjing in 2017 and not in Barcelona, which was awarded during the FIRS Congress.[6][7] Barcelona will host the 2019 Games and Lima the 2021 edition.
| Number | Year | Host City | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 |  Nanjing, China |
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| 2 | 2019 |  Barcelona, Spain |
- 2017 Calender : http://www.rollerbond.be/docs/CALENDAR_RollerGames_2017.pdf
See also
References
- ↑ "Hystory of the Organization of FIRS". FIRS. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ↑ www.immagica.it, Immagica Comunicazione S.r.l. -. "ARISF Association of IOC Recognised International Sport Federation".
- ↑ "FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE ROLLER SPORTS - Sport Olympique". 27 January 2017.
- ↑ Hernandez, Magda Liszewska (9 August 2016). "Olympic Announcement Precedes First Park Terrain Skateboarding World Championships".
- ↑ Dudley, George (June 16 2017). "FIRS and ISF merges into World Skate". SportsProMedia.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017. Check date values in:
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- ↑ "FIRS President awards Nanjing "world capital of roller sports" title".
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