International Rink Hockey Committee

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International Rink Hockey Committee
(CIRH)
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Type Federation of national associations
Headquarters Heroldstatt, Germany
Official language
English
Leader Harro Strucksberg
Francesco Rossi
Website www.CIRH.net

The International Rink Hockey Committee or Comité Internationale de Rink-Hockey or CIRH was a sports governing body within the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports designed to organize rules and competitions for the sport rink hockey.

The Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports was the world governing body for roller sports, including skateboarding, rink hockey, inline hockey, speed skating, inline alpine, downhill, roller derby, roller freestyle, inline freestyle and artistic roller skating. It was established in April 1924 in Montreux, Switzerland by two Swiss sportsmen, Fred Renkewitz and Otto Myer, who had close connections to the International Olympic Committee.

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The European Roller Hockey Championship is a European roller hockey competition organised by World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey and contested by the best men's national teams.

The World Skate Roller Hockey World Cup is the international championship for roller hockey organized by World Skate.

The CIRH Roller Hockey World Club Championship is a discontinued worldwide competition for the best roller hockey teams in the world. This competition was held for the first time in 2006, at Luanda, Angola and for the second and last time in 2008, at Reus, Spain. The competition was sanctioned by the International Rink Hockey Committee.

The Women's Roller Hockey World Cup is a competition between the best female national teams in the World. It takes place every two years and it was organized by the FIRS until its integration in the World Skate.

Roller Hockey Asia Cup

The Roller Hockey Asian Championship is a roller hockey competition with the national teams of Asian countries that happens every two years. It is organized by CARS, Confederation of Asia Roller Sports. The last Tournament happening was the 15th Asian Roller hockey Championship in Hefei, China.

The 13th Asian Roller Hockey Championship, was held in Dalian, China, between 9 and 15 January 2010. The place of the matches was the Dalian Nationalities University. This Tournament is organized by the Confederation of Asia Roller Sports (CARS) and is the Rink Hockey Asian Championship.

2010 FIRS Mens B-Roller Hockey World Cup

The 2010 FIRS Men's B-Roller Hockey World Cup or 2010 B-World Cup was the 14th edition of the Roller Hockey B World Championship, held from 23 to 30 October, in Dornbirn, Austria. This was an Official competition organized by CIRH.

The 2012 FIRS B-World Cup was the 15th edition of the Roller Hockey B World Championship,. This is an Official competition organized by CIRH. The competition was hosted in Canelones, Uruguay from 24 November to 1 December.

Events in the year 2011 in Portugal.

Roller Hockey Pan American Championships

The Roller Hockey Pan American Championship is a Rink Hockey competition between the best male and female national teams from American Continent. It happens every two years and it is organized by CPRS. The next Tournament will be disputed between 8th and 13th of March, in Rosario, Argentina, and will be the 5th edition.

The Intercontinental Cup is a roller hockey competition organized by World Skate and contested between the World Skate Africa, World Skate Asia and World Skate Oceania, World Skate Europe and World Skate America champions clubs in title.

The 1936 Roller Hockey World Cup was the first world cup tournament in the history of roller sports. Organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes, it was a roller hockey tournament contested by 7 national teams and it is also considered the 1936 European Roller Hockey Championship. All the games were played in the city of Stuttgart, in southern Germany, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

The 1939 Roller Hockey World Cup was the second roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes. It was contested by 7 national teams and it is also considered the 1939 European Roller Hockey Championship and the 1939 Montreux Nations Cup. All the games were played in the city of Montreux, in Switzerland, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

The 1954 Roller Hockey World Cup was the tenth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes. It was contested by 15 national teams and it is also considered the 1954 European Roller Hockey Championship. All the games were played in the city of Barcelona, in Spain, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

The 1958 Roller Hockey World Cup was the thirteenth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes. It was contested by 10 national teams and marks the first time that a world championship was not considered a European championship. All the games were played in the city of Porto, in Portugal, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

The 1960 Roller Hockey World Cup was the fourteenth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes. It was contested by 10 national teams. All the games were played in the city of Madrid, in Spain, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

The 1962 Roller Hockey World Cup was the fifteenth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes. It was contested by 10 national teams. All the games were played in the city of Santiago, in Chile, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

The 2014 FIRS B-World Cup was the 16th edition of the Roller Hockey B World Championship. It was an official competition organized by CIRH. The competition was host in Canelones, Uruguay from 15 to 22 November.