Bloso

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The Vlaamse Wielercentrum Eddy Merckx in Ghent is operated by Bloso .

Bloso is an authority of the Flemish government that is responsible for the sporting interests of the Flemish Community in Belgium . The abbreviation stands for agentschap ter Bevordering van de Lichamelijke Ontwikkeling, de Sport en de Openluchtrecreatie .

Bloso is an internally independent authority with legal capacity . The authority is based in Brussels . The name of the Walloon counterpart is Adeps . ( Administration de l'Éducation physique, du Sport et de la Vie en Plein Air ). Both authorities were founded in 1969 as the successor to the INEPS / NILOS institute ( Institut National pour l'Education Physique et les Sports / Nationaal Instituut voor de Lichamelijke Opvoeding en Sport).

tasks

Bloso is responsible for

  • various tasks in the field of sports, such as training coaches, lifeguards and voluntary sports officials. The own Vlaamse trainersschool (VTS), works with the sports associations, universities and colleges,
  • De Gordel , a large one-day sporting event for the whole family on the outskirts of Brussels,
  • the distribution of grants to sports associations and public sports facilities,
  • Organization of sports camps,
  • Support of competitive athletes,
  • Sports promotion.

Bloso operates multifunctional sports facilities in Blankenberge , Bruges , Genk , Gent , Hassel , Herentals , Hofstade , Liedekerke , Nieuwpoort , Oordegem , Waregem , Willebroek and Woumen

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