Roller derby
Contact sport on roller skates
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| 2020 | Roller derby was under consideration as a potential roller sport for the Summer Olympics. |
| March 3 2018 | First intercollegiate roller derby bout occurred, with the Claremont Colleges roller derby team defeating Arizona State University, marking a significant milestone in collegiate roller derby expansion. |
| 2017 | The first Roller Derby World Championships were organized by World Skate, with only 4 teams participating due to disputes with WFTDA. |
| 2017 | FIRS and the United States Olympic Committee recognized USARS to participate in the Nanjing games. |
| December 2014 | The second Roller Derby World Cup took place in Dallas, Texas. |
| 2012 | USA Roller Sports (USARS) began holding an annual Roller Derby National Championship. |
| February 2012 | The International Olympic Committee considered roller derby, among eight other sports, for potential inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games. |
| December 2011 | The first Roller Derby World Cup was held in Toronto, Canada. |
| 2010 | Roller derby was officially recognized as a sport in Paris by the Federation Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS), which established its connection to the International Olympic Committee. |
| 2010 | Roller derby was officially recognized as a sport in Paris by the Federation Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS). The Great Southern Slam tournament began biannually in Adelaide, South Australia. |
| March 2010 | Derby News Network reported that over 98% of roller derby competitions were being conducted under Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) rules, establishing the organization's dominance in standardizing the sport's regulations. |
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