Subsection 1: Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes

High level sportsperson status is obtained by inclusion on the list of high level sportspersons drawn up by the Minister for Sport on the recommendation of the relevant delegated federation, after consultation with the National Technical Director.

The Minister for Sport draws up the list of sports recognised as high level before 31 December of the year of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and, for sports on the programme of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, before 31 December of the year of these Olympic and Paralympic Games.

No one may be registered on the list of top-level sportsmen and women : 1° If he/she has not been the subject of a proposal to this effect by a delegated sports federation ; 2° If he/she does not compete or has not competed at international level in a sport whose high-level status has been recognised by the Minister for Sport; 3° If they do not have or have not…

I.-The agreement provided for in article L. 221-2-1 determines the reciprocal rights and obligations of the federation and the elite athlete. 1° With regard to the athlete’s training and socio-professional support, it stipulates: -the procedures for monitoring training ; the procedures for socio-professional integration and support; -where applicable, the conditions and procedures for the individual allocation of personalised aid granted by the State; -where applicable, the terms and conditions for…

Entry on the list of top-level sportsmen and women is made in one of the following categories: Elite, Senior, Relève, Reconversion.

Athletes who achieve a significant performance or ranking in international benchmark events may be entered in the “Elite” category. This performance, ranking and events are set out in the federal performance plan of the relevant delegating federation. Registration in this category is valid for two years. It may be renewed under the same conditions.

Athletes who achieve a significant performance or ranking in the same international reference events as defined for the “Elite” category, but who do not meet the conditions required for inclusion in the “Elite” category, may be entered in the “Senior” category. This performance, ranking and events are set out in the federal performance plan of the relevant delegating federation. Registration in this category is valid for one year. It may…

Athletes selected for the French national team for an international competition included in the federal performance plan of the relevant delegated federation may be registered in the “Relève” category. Registration in this category is valid for one year. It may be renewed under the same conditions.

Athletes may be registered in the Reconversion category if they have been registered on the list of top-level athletes in the Elite category or if they have been registered on this list in categories other than the Reconversion category for four years, including at least three years in the Senior category, if they no longer meet the conditions for registration in the Elite, Senior or Relève categories and if they…

The period of registration on the list of elite sportsmen and women in one of the categories provided for in articles R. 221-4, R. 221-5 and R. 221-6 may be extended for a period of one year, following a reasoned opinion from the national technical director of the relevant delegating federation, when the athlete has temporarily not achieved the required performances or rankings, in particular for medical reasons or reasons…