World Skate
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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]
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Abbreviation | WS |
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Predecessor | Federation Internationale de Roller Sports |
Founded | 21 April 1924; 100 years ago (1924-04-21) |
Type | Sports federation |
Legal status | Governing body of Roller sports |
Headquarters | Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland |
Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | 130[1] |
Official languages | English, French, Spanish |
President | Sabatino Aracu |
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Secretary | Roberto Marotta |
Affiliations | ARISF[2] |
Website | worldskate.org |
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Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, World Skate banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from its competitions, and did not stage any events in Russia or Belarus in 2022.[5]