Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports
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.
| Abbreviation | FIRS |
|---|---|
| Formation | April 1924 |
| Dissolved | September 2017 (merged into World Skate) |
| Type | Federation of national associations |
| Headquarters | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Region served | Worldwide |
President | Sabatino Aracu |
First Vice-President | Ricardo Grin |
| Affiliations | International Olympic Committee |
| Website | http://www.rollersports.org |
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. 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.