French National Center for Altitude Training at Font-Romeu

When the International Olympic Committee awarded the Olympic Games of 1968 to Mexico, sporting federations from all over the world looked for places where they could train in the same conditions as Mexico.

• France did the same after the bad results of the Tokyo Olympic Games of 1964.

• To enhance the schooling and sports vocations, the French authorities decided to associate a school with the Training Centre…

• The Pyrenees resort of Font-Romeu was chosen for its altitude (1850 m), climate and latitude (the lowest in France).

• The project presented itself in the shape of a vast amphitheatre, protected from the dominating winds and mainly open to the large panorama of La Cerdagne.

• It was a race against time…

• The architect Roger Taillibert was selected for the project.
In February 1967, the sports installations received their first sportsmen and women. The pre-Olympic preparations began…

The CNEA today

• Open all year round, the CNEA welcomes top level athletes and sportsmen individually or as part of a national team.

• Reputed for the high quality of the sports installations -judiciously grouped on the same site – the CNEA enjoys an environment privileging long-distance track events and exceptional conditions for training at altitude.

• To encourage sharing and exchanges between athletes and sportsmen, the CNEA also warmly welcomes sports enthusiasts of a much lower level, on presentation of their license…

 For your stay… Indoor installations

• A gym (44×24) with parquet floor
• A gym (30×24) with Taraflex floor
• A wrestling room
• A renovated fencing room
(4 tracks – shooting gallery 10 mn away)

• A weightlifting room, to weights rooms
• A swimming pool (50×15, 6 lanes)
• A swimming pool (25×10, 4 lanes)
• A skating rink (60×30)

 Outdoor installations

 

 

And also …

• Two grass football pitches, two sports courts (hand ball, basket ball, tennis)
• Jogging track

• A 400 m athletics track with 6 lanes (Tartan), swept in winter
• A 300 m tarmac rollerskating track

 

• A 400 m athletics track with 6 lanes (Tartan), swept in winter
• A 300 m tarmac rollerskating track

 

 

And also …

• Two grass football pitches, two sports courts (hand ball, basket ball, tennis)
• Jogging track

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