Athletes compete on the marathon track during the 19th Asian Roller Skating Championships in Qinhuangdao, North China's Hebei province on last Friday. [Photo by Li Duo/For chinadaily.com.cn]

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.

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

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

Athletes compete on the marathon track during the 19th Asian Roller Skating Championships in Qinhuangdao, North China's Hebei province on last Friday. [Photo by Li Duo/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Athletes compete on the marathon track during the 19th Asian Roller Skating Championships in Qinhuangdao, North China's Hebei province on last Friday. [Photo by Li Duo/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Athletes compete on the marathon track during the 19th Asian Roller Skating Championships in Qinhuangdao, North China's Hebei province on last Friday. [Photo by Li Duo/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Athletes compete on the marathon track during the 19th Asian Roller Skating Championships in Qinhuangdao, North China's Hebei province on last Friday. [Photo by Li Duo/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Athletes compete on the marathon track during the 19th Asian Roller Skating Championships in Qinhuangdao, North China's Hebei province on last Friday. [Photo by Li Duo/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Editor: Song Lifang, Mi Wenting (Intern)