 Roller skating as a national competitive program was introduced in Pakistan more than 25 years ago by Khalid Saeed, who is now the President of the Roller Sports Federation of Pakistan
The sport of competitive roller skating was first introduced in Pakistan nearly 25 years ago by Mr. Khalid Saeed, who is now the President of the Roller Skating Federation of Pakistan. Men and women of all ages roller skate in Pakistan, on inline skates and quad roller skates, and the six most popular disciplines are speed skating, x-game, free style, roller soccer, roller basketball and roller hockey. Pakistani skaters participate on a regular basis in speed and hockey competitions around the world.
There are many roller skating facilities in Pakistan, main center of roller sports activitithes are at Lahore & Karachi. There are three very good facilities in Lahore. One is primarily for roller hockey and two rinks are designed for all types of skating. Faislabad and Multan are the second most important roller skating cities and there are also roller skating rinks in Toba Tek Singh, Gujranwala, and Rawelpindi. There are currently plans underway to build another facility in Lahore and Karachi that can be used for both speed skating and roller hockey.
Local competitions city level and camps for speed & hockey are organized all over Pakistan throughout the year. The 22nd National Roller Skating Championships of Pakistan were held Decmber 27 - 31, 2005.
The Pakistan Federation is affiliated with the International Roller Sports Federation in Spain and the Asian Confederation of Roller Sports in Japan.
Mr. Khalid Saeed,
INTERNATIONAL ROLLER SPORTS COACH,
SKATING & FITNESS TOGETHER
Cell# : +92-300-4206431
Uk Cell# : +44-7960677530
E-mail : kahlidskate@hotmail.com
Website : www.khalidskates.com
The President of the Federation is Mr. Khalid Saeed. Mr. Saeed is also the coach of the Pakistan National Roller Hockey Team, and a former central committee member of the Speed Skating Division of the Asian Confederation of Roller Sports. He conducts training camps for skaters all over Pakistan and he has attended hockey coaching training camps in several different countries. He spends much of his time promoting roller skating in his own and neighboring countries, including Iran, Balgladesh, and many others. He is now focusing on developing his skills as a speed skating coach. Mr. Saeed can be contacted at pakskate@hotmail.com. |
