Federation of International Roller Sports
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| Abbreviation | FIRS |
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| Formation | April 1924 |
| Extinction | September 2017 |
| Type | Federation of national associations |
| Headquarters | Lausanne, Switzerland |
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Region served
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Worldwide |
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President
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Sabatino Aracu |
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First Vice-President
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Ricardo Grin |
| Affiliations | International Olympic Committee |
| Website | http://www.rollersports.org |
The Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS; English: International Federation of Roller Sports) was 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.
The FIRS gathered 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.
A proposal to dissolve the federation and merge with the International Skateboarding Federation to form a new body known as World Skate was ratified in September 2017.
The FIRS aimed to foster the Roller Sports movement and participation on a global scale. Its areas of responsibility were as follows:
The authority of FIRS was recognized by the following organizations:
FIRS recognized the following continental confederations:
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.
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