The French National Olympic and Sports Committee (french: Comité national olympique et sportif français, CNOSF) is the
National Olympic Committee
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of
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. It is responsible for France's participation in the
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a multi ...
, as well as for all of France's overseas departments and territories except French Polynesia.
History
The French Olympic Committee was established in 1894 in
Paris
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. In 1972, by the merging with the National Sports Committee, has changed its name to the ''French National Olympic and Sports Committee''.
List of presidents
This is following list of presidents:
Presidents of French Olympic Committee
Presidents of National Sports Committee
Presidents of French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Member federations
The French National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 33 Olympic Summer and three Winter Sport Federations in France.
See also
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France at the Olympics
External links
Official website*
espritbleu.franceolympique.com – ''Esprit Bleu, Équipe de France'' (Blue Spirit, Team of France)*
cnosf.franceolympique.com – ''Site Institutionnel'' (Institutional website)*
international.franceolympique.com – ''International''
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1894 establishments in France
Sports organizations established in 1894