Bloso
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Bloso is the shortened name for the Belgian Flemish
sports agency. Its official name is the Commissariaat-Generaal ter Bevordering van de Lichamelijke Ontwikkeling, de Sport en de Openluchtrecreatie. It is the flemish counterpart of French-speaking ADEPS
. From 1956 to 1969, both organisations were part of the state-founded INEPS.
Bloso has several responsibilities:
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
sports agency. Its official name is the Commissariaat-Generaal ter Bevordering van de Lichamelijke Ontwikkeling, de Sport en de Openluchtrecreatie. It is the flemish counterpart of French-speaking ADEPS
ADEPS
ADEPS is an administrative service of the Ministry of the French Community of Belgium charged with the promotion of sport and physical education amongst the population of the French-speaking community....
. From 1956 to 1969, both organisations were part of the state-founded INEPS.
Bloso has several responsibilities:
- support the topsport in FlandersFlandersFlanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
- divide government support funds over sports federations and clubs
- operate the 13 Blosocentra
- organize training for sports trainers
- organize Bloso Sportkampen
- organize De GordelDe GordelDe Gordel is a partly political, partly family cycling and walking event around Brussels, Belgium. The event is organised by Bloso, each year since 1971 on the first Sunday of September. It is meant as a symbolic affirmation that the municipalities involved are part of Flanders...