Wingate Institute

The Wingate Institute, the national institute for excellence in sports of the State of Israel, is named after the British officer Charles Orde Wingate. It has opened its gates in the year 1957 as Israel’s main institution for sports education with goals to train physical education teachers, coaches and instructors, organization of recreation camps, physical education to new immigrants, research, information, and promotion of popular sports in Israel. With the implementation of the National Institute for Sport Excellence Law (Wingate Institute), 2017, Wingate Institute was incorporated as a governmental corporation, under the authority of the Ministry of Culture and Sports and its name was officially changed to The Charles Orde Wingate National Institute for Excellence in Sports. As the National Institute for Excellence in Sports the Wingate Institute has adopted the slogan “A world leader of knowledge, infrastructure and training to locate elite athletes and nurture them as national champions and serve as a home for the sports associations in Israel” to be its motto. The Wingate Institute, a winner of the Israel Award 1989 on its achievements and contribution to the development and advancement of sports in Israel, has been striving tirelessly for the promotion of popular sports and achievements in sports in Israel. Our vision - ”To be a world leader of knowledge, infrastructure, and training to locate elite athletes and nurture them as national champions and serve as a home for the sports associations in Israel.“