The Roller Skating Federation of India (RSFI) is the national

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for

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in India. The RSFI was established in 1955, and has been affiliated to the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (now

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) since 1971. The RSFI was a founder member of the Confederation Asian Roller Sports (CARS) in 1978. The Federation was officially recognized by the Union

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in September 1990, and was subsequently recognized by the

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. The RSFI holds the annual National Roller Sports Championships in for males and females in age groups Sub Juniors (11 to 14 years), Juniors (14 to 17 Years) and Seniors (above 17 years) in the disciplines of artistic skating, speed skating, inline freestyle, roller freestyle, roller hockey, inline hockey, inline downhill, inline alpine, skateboarding and roller derby. Nineteen state and union territory associations are affiliated to the RSFI. In July 2017, the RSFI announced that it was planning to introduce a professional roller sports league along the lines of the

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, and the

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{{reflist Sports governing bodies in India Roller sports 1955 establishments in India Sports organizations established in 1955 Organisations based in Delhi

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