Sports Administration

Sports Administration
體育署
	Flag of Sports Administration
Agency overview
Formed	1923
Preceding agencies	Sports Council; Citizens' Sports Commission; Sports Affairs Council;
Headquarters	Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan; 25°02′59.3″N 121°32′22.0″E / 25.049806°N 121.539444°ECoordinates: 25°02′59.3″N 121°32′22.0″E / 25.049806°N 121.539444°E
Agency executive	Kao Chin-hsung, Director-General;
Parent Ministry	Ministry of Education
Website	www.sa.gov.tw

The Sports Administration (SA; Chinese: 體育署; pinyin: Tǐyù Shǔ) 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 Executive Yuan 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 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]