And now rollerskating in the news roller skating is becoming one of America’s popular pastimes for some it’s a new way to disco for others it’s just a lot of fun but some really good skaters longed for the chance to compete internationally the trouble is roller skating is not accepted as an Olympic
Sport getting a sport or game into the Olympics isn’t easy it has to be popular in at least 40 countries on three continents there has to be a long record of participation in world and regional competitions the last new contest to be admitted to the Olympics was judo in
1948 roller skating has already met all these requirements for 42 years roller skating championships like these in Texas have been held around the country some of these super skaters are graceful and talented like Olympic ice skaters and like the best of them roller skaters take a few spills too this year roller
Skating was included in the pan-american games and with its increasing popularity there’s new pressure to have it admitted to the Olympics the 1988 is the very earliest that could happen and other sports like tennis badminton and baseball are also waiting to be admitted I’m Christopher Glen with roller skating
Olympic hopes in the news
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