Editing Inline speed skating (section)

==Olympic status==
Attempts by the world governing body for roller sports, the [[International Roller Sports Federation]] (FIRS), to gain [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] status for any of its disciplines were distinctly insufficient in the closing decades of the 20th century. Most notably, it failed to capitalize when [[rink hockey]] (a form of [[roller hockey]]) appeared as a demonstration sport at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in [[Barcelona]].

Efforts by FIRS to obtain Olympic status became more coherent in about 2000, with inline speed skating promoted as the roller sport best suited for the Olympics. However, the federation faces competition from approximately 20 other sports also seeking entry into the Olympics, while at the same time the president of the [[International Olympic Committee]] has expressed a desire to reduce the size of the summer Olympic Games. [[Roller sports]] was a candidate sport for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], following the drop of [[baseball]] and [[softball]], but the Olympic Committee eventually chose [[rugby sevens]] and [[golf]] instead.

Notably, roller speed or in-line speed skating has been an included sport at the [[World Games]] since their inception in 1981.