Five athletes permanently excluded from Insep after incidents of hazing

The sanctions fell in the case of hazing at the French basketball center. Insep (National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance) announced, Friday October 30, "the definitive exclusion from the establishment" for five of the ten athletes involved, and "reintegration [...] in the short or medium term" for the five others, the day after the disciplinary councils met on Thursday on the subject.

"Following the administrative investigation, disciplinary councils were convened on Thursday, October 29, 2026, in order to individually examine the situation of the ten athletes involved. At the end of these procedures, and after examination of the facts and individual responsibilities, five athletes are subject to a sanction of definitive exclusion from the establishment. For the five other athletes, the sanctions taken make it possible to consider their reintegration within the INSEP in the short or medium term, accompanied by measures educational", writes the institute in its press release.

A future report for “acts of hazing and/or violence during the 2025/2026 season”

Insep announces that "the elements collected during the administrative investigation also highlighted acts of hazing and/or violence during the 2025/2026 season. A report under article 40 of the code of criminal procedure will be sent to the public prosecutor by the establishment."

An administrative investigation was opened on September 16 after violence against young players from the French basketball division during online hazing. Ten athletes had been provisionally excluded. At the beginning of October, the institute also formalized the withdrawal of its team from the National 1 men's championship.

“The decisions taken at the end of these disciplinary procedures indicate that no form of humiliation, harassment, violence or hazing is tolerated within our establishment,” also commented the director general of Insep, Fabien Canu. “Our responsibility does not, however, stop with sanctions. These events encourage us to guarantee a high level of vigilance and to continue our actions in favor of the security, protection and support of the young people entrusted to us.”