National Sports Academy
Coordinates: 42°38′47″N 23°20′56″E / 42.64639°N 23.34889°E / 42.64639; 23.34889
This article is about the school in Sofia, Bulgaria. For the school in Lake Placid, Essex County, New York, USA, see National Sports Academy (New York).The Vasil Levski National Sports Academy (Bulgarian: Национална спортна академия „Васил Левски“) in Sofia, Bulgaria, is a higher education institution, which specializes in teaching coaching, physical education and kinesitherapeutics.
It was established in 1942 by Tsar Boris III as the Higher School for Physical Education (Висше училище за телесно възпитание), and renamed to the Higher Institute for Physical Education and Sport (Висш институт за физическо възпитание и спорт) during 1953-95. It is still commonly referred to as VIF.
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