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°E
Agency executive	Dr. Shih-Chung CHENG, 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 sub-agency of the Taiwanese Ministry of Education.

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]