19th Asian Roller Skating Championships held in Hebei

The 19th Asian Roller Skating Championships in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province has presented a series of competitions to the audience over the past week.

The competitions kicked off on Oct 20 featuring more than 700 athletes from countries and regions including China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and New Zealand.

The event features five major categories, which are speed skating, freestyle skating, figure skating, inline skating, and double inline skating.

Friday saw a 42-kilometer marathon in which nearly 100 athletes participated.

The competitions has run until Oct 28, according to local government.