International_Roller_Sports_Federation

Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports

Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports

International roller sports governing body

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, inline speed skating, inline alpine, downhill, roller derby, roller freestyle, inline freestyle, aggressive inline skating, inline figure skating 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]

Quick Facts Abbreviation, Formation ...

The FIRS gathered more than 100 national federations, including countries from every continent and they are affiliated with the International Skating Union.

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.[4] Since 2017 World Skate has organised the World Roller Games, comprising all the world roller sport disciplines as regulated by the World Skate international federation.[5]

FIRS

The FIRS aimed to foster the Roller Sports movement and participation on a global scale. Its areas of responsibility were as follows:

  1. Administration and Regulations
  2. Organizing international competitions
  3. Developing the movement worldwide
  4. Promoting

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.

FIRS Roller Hockey Competitions

Club Competitions
National Teams Competitions

Disciplines and World Championships

More information Number, Name ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Hystory [sic] of the Organization of FIRS". FIRS. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. [2]
    "ARISF Association of IOC Recognised International Sport Federation". Immagica Comunicazione S.r.l. – www.immagica.it.
  3. [3]
    "FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE ROLLER SPORTS – Sport Olympique". 27 January 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Benfica na nova Intercontinental".
  5. [5]
    "World Roller Games 2019". WRG2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.


Stub icon

This article about a sports-related organization is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article relating to skating is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article International_Roller_Sports_Federation, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.