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Federation of African Roller Sports (FARS)
In July of 2004 the African Confederation of Roller Skating
was renamed the Federation of African Roller Sports (FARS).
Here is a report by former FIRS president Isidro Oliveras
from the July 2004 FARS Congress in Cairo Egypt.
FROM FIRS PRESIDENT ISIDRO OLIVERAS
JULY 6, 2004
EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS, that is all I can say after being present
at the FARS Congress (Federation Africa Roller Sports) which took
place in Cairo.
In connection with the Congress, we had a Speed Seminar leaded by
the International referee Roberta Marchegani , which was indeed most
fruitful for the great number of attendants.
At the end of the Seminar there was a closing ceremony for all the
participants and certificates were given to all of them by Dr.Nabih
El Alkamy , Mr,Mohamed Abdel Mawly , Dr. Nelly and myself.
During the Congress of the AFRICAN FEDERATION a change of Constitution
was approved, the old name ACFRS is now FARS and the rest of FARS’s
Constitution was pretty much being drafted following FIRS rules.
Dr.Nabih El Alkamy was unanimously re-elected as President of FARS and
so was Dr. Nelly as Secretary General and Mr. Augustus NWEKE (Nigeria)
was elected Vice President.
The Technical Committees for the four disciplines were also elected.
We had a very good representation from African countries, including
Libya, Tunisia , Cameron , Egypt , Sudan , Nigeria , Kenya . Latest
absences were Angola , Moçambique and South Africa.
The main item at the Congress was development of roller skating .
FIRS has undertaken and agreement with the Government of Catalonia
whereby 10 countries per year shall receive technical help to
develop our sport . Five of those countries will be from Africa
and that shall be decided by FARS President Dr. Nabih El Alkamy.
The intention also is to help to have at least a speed skater of
each of those countries at the World Championships in Italy next
August , FIRS and the Organizing Committee will make all the efforts
to have this thing happen.
As President of FIRS and under the request of FARS Congress I took
the compromise to strongly support the celebration of FIRS Congress
in the year 2006 at the city of Cairo as recognition of the important
roll that Africa has to play in the near future.
Dr. Nabih El Alkamy and the President of the Egyptian Federation
Mohamed Abdel Mawly have proved enough to be well capable of perform
and organize a FIRS Congress at the best standard of quality.
I am looking forward for my next visit to Africa and I am sending a
message to all the developed countries of roller skating:
PLEASE CONSIDER SENDING YOUR OLD EQUIPMENT TO AFRICA. THEY NEED
WHATEVER YOU CAN OFFER, OLD SKATES, STICKS, ETC., ANYTHING
THAT CAN BE SENT WILL BE OF EXTRAORDINARY IMPORTANCE, you can
do so by coordinating your efforts with the President of
FARS Dr.Nabih El Alkamy.
~ Isidro Oliveras, President of FIRS
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