http://www.rollersports.org/editorial.asp?load=648117943A000&show=T0013

Dear Friends of rollersports.org,



I am writing you to announce a new important step towards the Olympic dream: FIRS has been convened by IOC Sports Department for a preliminary meeting in Beijing next August 21, about the Roller Sports’ candidature as new Olympic sport.

On such occasion, we shall have the opportunity to deal about all the steps up to the vote in Copenhagen, 2009.

We just received the rules of conduct from the IOC to be observed in the next 16 months, when our events, our organising skills and the value of our sport will be carefully evaluated by Observers charged by the IOC Program Commission.

It is of fundamental importance that FIRS may observe those rules to allow IOC Members to analyse and rightly evaluate all candidate disciplines.

Furthermore, during the meeting in Beijing, we shall be informed about the important opportunities FIRS will have in Lausanne next autumn: sports that are selected as new disciplines for the Olympic Program will be allowed to present IOC Members their athletics values.

I believe that, in this meeting on next Aug.21, we shall be able to collect the guidelines for a better appreciation of the several positive aspects of the amazing Roller Sports world.

I shall write you more when back from Beijing.

FIRS President
Sabatino Aracu