Speed Skating NEWS

The ‘Gold Juniors’ Clinic for B, C and D division skaters, scheduled for this Sunday morning at Skaterz Rink in Eltham, has been postponed. A new date will be announced soon and apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Jon Evans
SV Speed Branch Chairman

Due to the expected rain this Sunday, Grand Prix # 9 has been cancelled.

Speed Skaterz (formerly Eltham Speed Club) have a new website with lots of great information, here is the link:

http://speedskaterz.blogspot.com/

Speed skating is on the short list of sports bidding to be included into the Summer Olympics program for 2016. A decision will be made next year between 7 sports: Golf, Rugby, Squash, Karate, Roller Speed Skating, Softball and Baseball.

Here is the link to the videos which were recently presented by the International Federation of Roller Sports to the IOC Sports Programme Commission. Well worth a look.

http://www3.rollersports.tv/index.php

Dear Presidents,
I have pleasure in communicating you that the 2008 World Masters Marathon Championships are scheduled in Pescara (Italy)
next September 20.

The sports venue alteration, from Zurich to Pescara, is due to the opportunity in giving special relevance to our Sport on the occasion of the test event of Roller Speed Skating that, for the first time, has been included in the official program of the Mediterranean Games.
It is necessary that the Organising Committee of the Games could have the possibility to test facilities, the corresponding location of races and the marathon will be suitable for it.

I am sure that this opportunity will be strategic for further developments of the Olympic Program, above all thanks to the possibility to exploit an organising structure of very high level.

F.I.R.S. and C.I.C. esteemed to make this alteration in order to obtain the best possible coverage for the event and for all the Roller Sports Movement.
F.I.R.S. and C.I.C. thank the Organisers of W.I.C. for having been available in organising the 2008 WMMC and then renounce for the promotion of our sport discipline.
It will be care of the Organising Committee in sending a circular letter to all of you about hotels and how to reach Pescara.

With my best sports regards,
Dr. Roberto Marotta
CIC President