INSEP

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INSEP
Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance (National Institute of Sport and Physical Education)
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Former names
from the merger of INS (the National Institute of Sport) and ENSEP (L'École Normale Supérieure d'Éducation Physique), and has roots in the 1817 Amoros Military Gymnasium.
Location Paris, France
Website www.insep.fr

INSEP, the National Institute of Sport and Physical Education (Institut national du sport et de l'éducation physique), is a French teacher training institute and center for excellence in sports that trains elite athletes. It is located on the outskirts of Paris, in the Bois de Vincennes.[1][2][3]

History, activities, and structure

It was formed in 1975 from the merger of INS (the National Institute of Sport) and ENSEP (L'École Normale Supérieure d'Éducation Physique), and has roots in the 1817 Amorous Military Gymnasium.[2] It trains athletes in 26 different sports.[4]

It operates under the French Ministry of Youth and Sport, with a measure of autonomy.[2]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

James Broatch, drinker

See also

References

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