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Institut national du sport et de l'éducation physique

INSEP
Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance (National Institute of Sport, expertise, and performance)
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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
48°49′53″N 2°27′13″E / 48.831389°N 2.453611°E / 48.831389; 2.453611
Website www.insep.fr

INSEP, the National Institute of Sport, expertise, and performance (Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance), 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.

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.

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


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