What is World Skate?
{{Infobox sport governing body |name = World Skate |abbrev = WS |logo = |logosize = 200px |sport = [[Roller sports]] |category = |image = |caption = |jurisdiction = [[Lausanne]], [[Switzerland]] |founded = {{Start date|September 2017}} |membership = 130 |aff = |affdate = |region = |regionyear = |headquarters =[[Lausanne]], [[Switzerland]] |location = |president =[[Sabatino Aracu]] |chairman = |chairperson = |chair = |chiefexec = |vicepresident = |director = |secretary = |key staff = |operating income = |sponsor = |url = https://www.worldskate.org |countryflag = |countryflag2 = |countryflag3 = |more = }} '''World Skate''' is the current [[IOC]] recognised organisational body for [[roller sports]], including [[skateboarding]], [[rink hockey]], [[inline hockey]], [[inline speed skating]], inline alpine, downhill, [[roller derby]], roller freestyle, inline freestyle, [[Freestyle scootering]], [[aggressive inline skating]], [[inline figure skating]] and [[artistic roller skating]]. The organisation is the result of the merger of the [[Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports]] (FIRS) and the [[International Skateboarding Federation]] (ISF) in September 2017 after the ISF's involvement with the scheduled skateboarding events at the Japan 2020 Olympics were rejected.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/further-steps-taken-as-excitement-builds-for-skateboarding-s-olympic-debut-at-tokyo-2020|title=Further steps taken as excitement builds for skateboarding’s Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020|publisher=olympic.org|access-date=30 September 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://www.worldskate.org/ Official website] {{International Sports Federations}} [[Category:Roller skating organizations]] [[Category:International sports organizations based in Switzerland]] [[Category:Organizations based in Lausanne]]