Sports Administration | |
Native Name A: | 體育署 |
Formed: | 1923 |
Preceding1: | Sports Council |
Preceding2: | Citizens' Sports Commission |
Preceding3: | Sports Affairs Council |
Headquarters: | Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan |
Coordinates: | 25.0498°N 121.5394°W |
Chief1 Name: | Dr. Shih-Chung CHENG |
Chief1 Position: | Director-General |
Parent Agency: | Ministry of Education |
Parent Agency Type: | Ministry |
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The Sports Administration (SA;) is a sub-agency of the Taiwanese Ministry of Education.
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 Executive Yuan was promulgated. Starting 1 January 2013, the council became the Sport Administration and placed under the Ministry of Education.
The seal of the former Sports Affairs Council consists of three different colors: blue, green, and red. The color blue represents freedom and energy, green represents development, nature, health, and harmony, and red represents passion.[1]
The shape of the seal is combined with three different elements: ume, sun, and human. The ume is used as it is the national flower of the ROC. The sun represents energy and the human represents humanity.[1]