FIRS President Sabatino Aracu has met with a delegation from the Barcelona 2019 World Roller Games ©FIRS

International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) President Sabatino Aracu has met with a delegation from Barcelona in Italian capital Rome to the discuss the progress of preparations for the 2019 World Roller Games.

The delegation included David Escudé of the Sport Council Municipality of Barcelona. 

Ramón Basiana, the President of the Catalan Federation of Skating and Carmelo Paniagua, the President of the Spanish Skating Federation, were also in attendance. 

As well as discussions on potential logos and a rough competition schedule, the meeting focused on the status of organisational work.

The delegation will now attend the FIRS Congress in March to provide National Federations with updates on logistical information.

It was announced in June 2016 that Barcelona would stage the second edition of the World Roller Games in 2019.

The Spanish city had been due to host the first edition of the Games in 2017.

Barcelona were set to host the first edition of the Games but were replaced by Nanjing ©Getty Images
Barcelona were set to host the first edition of the Games but were replaced by Nanjing ©Getty Images

Following elections in Barcelona, however, the new administration asked FIRS to be released from the promise they had made to stage the Games.

The governing body announced Nanjing in China as the replacement for the inaugural event.

Barcelona will now be the hosts of the second World Roller Games with representatives of the municipality signing a ratification protocol in the city’s town hall.

Around 6,000 athletes are expected to attend the competition, which will see the World Championships in all FIRS disciplines contested.

It will include artistic, speed, rink hockey, inline hockey, roller freestyle and skateboarding, as well as inline alpine, inline downhill, inline aggressive and roller derby events.

Competition is due to be held across 16 days.