On 14th November in Lausanne, as well as the other 6 sports candidates to be introduced in the Olympic Games Programme, FIRS had the opportunity to present Roller Speed Skating Proposal to the IOC Sports Commission.

The International Federation of Roller Sports showed five videos presented by FIRS President, Mr Aracu, FIRS Secretary General Mr Marotta, and by the 18 time Roller Speed Skating World Champion, Derek Parra. After the presentation, FIRS Managers and the two Roller Sports Ambassadors – Derek Parra and Ippolito Sanfratello – answered to the numerous questionsput by the IOC Sports Commission. At the end, there was a meeting with journalists interested in our candidature. For more details go to the editorial and to watch the video back in the home page