Ministry of sports explained

Ministry of sports should not be confused with Sports ministry.

A ministry of sports or ministry of youth and sports is a kind of government ministry found in certain countries with responsibility for the regulation of sports, particularly those participated in by young people. It is led by the minister of sport (or sports minister).

The United States is one of the only countries in the world to have no ministry (department) of sports and provide no government funding for its National Olympic Committee.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

List of ministries by country

Africa

• : Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture
• : Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports
• : Ministry of Youth and Sports
• : Youth and Sports Ministry
• : Ministry of Youth and Sports
• : Ministry of Sports and Human Resources
• : Ministry of Youth and Sports
• : Ministry of Youth and Sports
• : Ministry of Social Affairs and Sports
• : Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation

Americas

• : Ministry of Tourism and Sports
• : Ministry of Sports
• : Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
  • : Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport
• : Coldeportes - Reorganized as the National Ministry of Sports in 2020

Asia

• : Ministry of Youth and Sports
• : Ministry of Youth and Sports
• : Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
• : State General Administration of Sports
• : Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
• : Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs
• : Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
• : Culture and Sport Minister
• : Minister of Youth and Sports
• : Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs
• : Ministry of Youth and Sports
• : Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and Sports
• : Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth
• : Ministry of Youth and Sports
  • : Ministry of Culture and Sports : Ministry of Sport
• : Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
• : Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
• : Ministry of Telecommunication, Foreign Employment and Sports
• : Ministry of Culture and Sports
• : Ministry of Tourism and Sports
• : Ministry of Youth and Sports
• : Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Europe

• : Ministry of Sports
• : Sports and Youth Ministry
• : Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
• : Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs
• : Ministry of Education and Sports
  • : Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media : Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
• : Ministry of Ethics and Sports
• : Ministry of Youth and Sports
• : Ministry of Sport
• : Ministry of Sport
• : Ministry of Youth and Sports
• : Ministry of Tourism and Sports
• : Minister for Sport and Civil Society
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • : Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport

Oceania

• : Minister for Sport
  • : Minister for Sport
  • : Minister for Sport
  • : Minister for Sport and Recreation
  • : Minister for Sport and Recreation
• : Minister for Sport and Recreation

See also

• Ministry of Culture and Sport (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Web site: About The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. www.usopc.org. 20 December 2023.
2. Web site: Privately Funded USA Olympic Team...Wins!. Mark. Skousen. Townhall. August 17, 2016.
3. Web site: U.S. Has Done Fine with No Government Department of Sports. August 10, 2016. National Review. Paul. Crookston.
4. Web site: U.S. Olympic Athletes in Financial Limbo Without Olympics, Events. August 7, 2020. Torrey. Hart.
5. News: WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Olympic Sports Groups Seek Government Aid. Rachel. Bachman. Wall Street Journal. April 12, 2020. www.wsj.com.