Sport institutions and their dates

When the CNOSF, INSEP, UNSS, AFLD and the National Sport Agency were born: the dates that built French sport.

The outline, topic by topic

Each topic is weighted the way the exam weighs it.

CNOSF: what is it?
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The French National Olympic and Sports Committee, born in 1972 from the merger of the French Olympic Committee and the National Sports Committee.
It represents the sports movement in dealings with the State.
A swimmer trains in the Bois de Vincennes with national teams. At which institution?
- INSEP
- The CNOSF
- The AFLD
- The UNSS
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INSEP
INSEP is the temple of French elite sport.
INSEP: what is it?
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The National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance, the high-performance training centre in the Bois de Vincennes.
It was born in 1975 from the merger of the National Sports Institute (1945) and the ENSEPS, and has had its current name since 2009.
Why did the Rome 1960 Games change French sports policy?
- Buoyed by its titles, France bid for the 1964 Games
- Pleased with its titles, France cut its sports budget
- With no gold medal, France launched a policy of facilities and elite sport
- Boycotted by France, they drove it away from the Olympic movement
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With no gold medal, France launched a policy of facilities and elite sport
France won no title there (two silver and three bronze medals); the State then got heavily involved in sport: this is the French model.