INSEP
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INSEP, the National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance ('''Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance'''), is a French sport boarding school, training institute and center that trains elite athletes. It is located on the outskirts of Paris, in the Bois de Vincennes.
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Funder, Other
- Founded
- 1975
- Location
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- INSEP, Institut National du Sport et de l'Éducation Physique, National Institute of Sport and Physical Education
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.418501.9 · ISNI 0000 0001 2163 2398
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INSEP, the National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance ('''Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance'''), is a French sport boarding school, training institute and center that trains elite athletes. It is located on the outskirts of Paris, in the Bois de Vincennes.
==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 Amoros Military Gymnasium. It trains athletes in 26 different sports.
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