Do you know CREPS?

💬 Additional information:

Located in Talence, the Bordeaux CREPS (Centre de Ressources, d’Expertise et de Performance Sportives) is a public establishment dedicated to expertise and sports performance. Its core business is threefold:

• Support for top-level athletes. To this end, it welcomes 420 athletes a year, with an average age of 16/17, to 23 centers, including a federal center for the disabled.
• Training for 890 adults wishing to become sports instructors (e.g. lifeguards, sports coaches, rugby trainers, etc.) in 60 training sessions a year.
• Hosting French top-level sports teams and foreign federations who wish to use the CREPS facilities (sports halls, weight rooms, restaurant, accommodation, etc.).

The CREPS also has a branch in Soustons in the Landes department, dedicated to training.

The CREPS has 18 high-level sports disciplines.

Among those proposed below, only one is not present at the CREPS. Which one is it?

👉 Suggested choices :

• • • • Baseball
      • Armchair basketball
      • BMX
      • Field Hockey
      • Sport shooting

💬 Answer:

Field Hockey (The CREPS at Wattignies in the Haut de France region is home to the Pôles France Relève de Hockey sur Gazon Féminin et Masculin).

The Bordeaux CREPS is home to 18 disciplines within 23 sports centers. These disciplines include :

1. 1. 1. Athletics
      2. Handisport athletics
      3. Badminton
      4. Baseball
      5. Armchair basketball
      6. BMX
      7. Cycling
      8. Fencing – Sabre
      9. Soccer
      10. American Football
      11. Handball
      12. Judo
      13. Modern Pentathlon
      14. Roller
      15. Rugby
      16. Handisport Table Tennis
      17. Sport Shooting
      18. Archery

Which of the Tokyo Olympic medallists were alumni?

residents of the CREPS or who still are?

👉 Suggested choices :

• • • • Lucas MAZUR, Olympic gold medallist in individual and Olympic silver medallist in mixed doubles, para-badminton.
      • Earvin NGAPETH, Antoine BRIZARD, Stephen BOYER and Daryl BULTOR, Olympic gold volleyball team champions.
      • Hélios LATCHOUMANAYA, Olympic bronze medallist in individual -90kg, para-judo.

💬 Answer:

All three.

Lucas MAZUR has been training with the Pôle France de Badminton at CREPS Bordeaux since 2020. He is a three-time world champion in para-badminton (individual), Olympic gold medallist (individual) and Olympic silver medallist (mixed doubles).

Earvin NGAPETH, Antoine BRIZARD, Stephen BOYER and Daryl BULTOR, Olympic gold volleyball team champions, were CREPS residents from 2005 to 2008, 2009 to 2010, 2006 to 2012 and 2010 to 2012 respectively.

Hélios LATCHOUMANAYA, Olympic bronze medalist in individual -90kg, para- judo, was a resident of the Pôle France Judo from 2016 to 2018. Initially able-bodied, Hélios’ eyesight deteriorated. He didn’t give up judo, however, and conquered the tatami in Para-Judo.

What do the Plaine des Sports in Talence and the CREPS have in common?

👉 Suggested choices :

• • • • Talence’s CREPS and Plaine des Sports are twinned with Trikala in Greece.
      • The CREPS and the Plaine des Sports in Talence are Preparation Centers for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
      • The CREPS and the Plaine des Sports in Talence are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

💬 Answer:

In 2024, France will welcome more than 14,800 athletes in all disciplines during the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. To welcome them, Paris 2024 has decided to bring together the best sports facilities, through a list of Olympic and Paralympic Games preparation centers (CPJ)

The CREPS and the Plaine des Sports de Talence, which includes the Pierre de Coubertin weapons hall, the Henri Deschamps water sports stadium and the Pierre-Paul Bernard stadium, are Olympic and Paralympic Games Preparation Centers.

The CREPS is strongly committed to environmental protection and development.

durable. Which of the following statements is/are true?

👉 Suggested choices :

• • • • The CREPS is certified by the French League for the Protection of Birds (LPO).
      • 40% of CREPS employees have a green commute (soft mobility: by bike, public transport and on foot).
      • The CREPS recovers rainwater, which is used to water the pitches, among other things.
      • The CREPS restaurant offers a balanced diet and implements anti-gaspi actions.

💬 Answer:

Environmental protection is at the heart of our decision-making. In this context, we are taking all necessary steps to :

• Create conditions conducive to the settlement of wild flora and fauna. The CREPS has LPO accreditation and works with Talence Biodiversité,
• Renounce chemicals (or reduce them as much as possible),
• Reduce our impact on the environment (by making reasonable use of natural resources). For over 20 years, the CREPS has been recovering rainwater to water its grassed sports facilities (rugby pitch, soccer pitch, archery field) and BMX facilities,
• Reduce waste by sorting and recycling bio-waste,
• Optimize the daily mobility of our staff.

The restaurant is committed to an environmental approach, offering fresh, “home-made” products and a responsible food offer of 70%, including at least 28% organic, 26% sustainable and quality products, and 1.1% fair trade.