The Sports Administration (SA; ) is a branch of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

History

The Sport Administration was initially established in 1932 as the Sports Council (體育委員會). On 12 January 1998, the Sports Affairs Council (行政院體育委員會) of the

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was promulgated. Starting 1 January 2013, the council became the Sport Administration and placed under the Ministry of Education.

Organizational structure

Political divisions

* Planning Division * School Physical Education Division * Sports for All Division * Competitive Athletics Division * International and Cross-Strait Sports Division * Sports Facilities Division

Administrative divisions

* Secretariat * Personnel Office * Accounting Office * Civil Service Ethics Office

Seal

The seal of the former Sports Affairs Council consists of three different colors: blue, green, and red. The color blue represents

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and energy, green represents development, nature, health, and

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, and red represents passion. The shape of the seal is combined with three different elements: ume, sun, and human. The ume is used as it is the

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of the ROC. The sun represents energy and the human represents

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References

External links

* 1923 establishments in China Sports organizations of Taiwan Sports organizations established in 1932 Sports ministries {{Taiwan-gov-stub