World Skate

World Skate
AbbreviationWS
PredecessorFederation Internationale de Roller Sports
Founded21 April 1924; 100 years ago (1924-04-21)
TypeSports federation
Legal statusGoverning body of Roller sports
HeadquartersLausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
130[1]
Official languages
English, French, Spanish
President
Sabatino Aracu
Vice-Presidents
  • First Vice President Karen Doyle
  • Nathanael Koty
  • Alberto Herrera Ayala
  • (Thomas) Cai Yongjung
  • Luís Sénica
Secretary
Roberto Marotta
AffiliationsARISF[2]
Websiteworldskate.org

World Skate is the only governing body in the world for all sports performed on skating wheels. The organisation is the successor of the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS) founded on 21 April 1924.[3][4]

  1. ^ "National Federations". World Skate. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Olympic Sport: World Skate". International Olympic Committee. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Further steps taken as excitement builds for skateboarding's Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020". International Olympic Committee. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ Pavitt, Michael (15 June 2017). "FIRS and ISF to merge into World Skate to aid development and management of skateboarding". Inside the Games. Retrieved 1 May 2021.