{{Short description|Taiwanese ministry in charge of sports}} {{Infobox government agency | name = Ministry of Sports | native_name = 運動部 | native_name_a = | native_name_r = | type = | seal = | seal_width = | seal_caption = | logo = Ministry of Sports (Taiwan) Logo.svg | logo_width = | image = Sports Joint Office Tower, ROC-MOE Sports Administration 20180729.jpg | logo_caption = | image_size = | image_caption = | formed = 1923 (With "Sports Council")<br />September 9, 2025 (With "Ministry of Sports") | preceding1 = Sports Council | preceding2 = Citizens' Sports Commission | preceding3 = Sports Affairs Council | preceding4 = Sports Administration | dissolved = | superseding1 = | superseding2 = <!-- up to |superseding6= --> | jurisdiction = Taiwan | headquarters = Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan | coordinates = {{coord|25|02|59.3|N|121|32|22.0|E|type:landmark_region:TW|display=inline,title}} | motto = | employees = About 400 | budget = About NT$20 billion | minister1_name = Lee Yang | minister1_pfo = Sports Minister | deputyminister1_name = | deputyminister2_name = | deputyminister3_name = | chief1_name = | chief1_position = | public_protector = | deputy = | parent_department = | parent_agency = Executive Yuan | child1_agency = | keydocument1 = <!-- up to |keydocument6= --> | website = {{Official URL}} | agency_id = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | footnotes = | embed = }}
The '''Ministry of Sports''' ('''MOS'''; {{zh|t=運動部}}) is a cabinet-level ministry of Taiwan that is responsible for the development of the sport industry and the promotion of competitive and recreational sports.
== Background and planning == === Sports Administration, Ministry of Education === The earliest sports body of the Republic of China was the "Sports Council" (體育委員會) under the Ministry of Education established in 1932. The Sports Council was renamed the "National Sports Council" (國民體育委員會), and the "Office of Sports" (體育司) in 1973. On 12 January 1998, the "Sports Affairs Council" of the Executive Yuan (行政院體育委員會) was promulgated. Starting 1 January 2013, the council became the Sports Administration (教育部體育署) and placed under the Ministry of Education.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Zhi-jian |first1=Zhang |title=學校體育行政組織管理之 回顧與前瞻 |journal=Physical Education of School |year=2012 |issue=133 |pages=55–64 |url=https://teric.naer.edu.tw/wSite/PDFReader?xmlId=1888251&fileName=1469163630125&format=pdf |access-date=10 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref>
The seal of the former Sports Affairs Council consisted of three different colors: blue, green, and red. The color blue represented freedom and energy; green represented development, nature, health, and harmony; and red represented passion. The shape of the seal was combined with three elements: ume, sun, and human. The ume was used as it is the national flower of the ROC. The sun represented energy and the human represented humanity.<ref name="1-1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncpfs.gov.tw/aboutus/aboutus.aspx |title=行政院體育委員會會徽 |accessdate=2008-04-05 |work=Sports Affairs Council official website}}</ref>
=== Establishment === In May 2024, President Lai Ching-te announced plans to establish a sports development ministry to promote the sports industry and elevate the athletic competitiveness of Taiwan.<ref>{{cite press release|title=2024臺灣國際田徑公開賽開幕 總統：規劃成立「體育暨運動發展部」推動全民運動 促進運動產業發展|url=https://www.president.gov.tw/News/28475|work=Office of the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)|date=31 May 2024|access-date=15 May 2025|language=zh-tw}}</ref>
Following the 2024 Summer Olympics, an advisory panel of top Taiwanese athletes was formed as part of the preparatory team tasked with upgrading the existing Sports Administration to a ministry. The panel included badminton player Lee Yang, table tennis player Chuang Chih-yuan, and judoka Lien Chen-ling.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chung|first1=Li-hua|last2=Madjar|first2=Kayleigh|title=Athletes to advise sports ministry planning|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/08/15/2003822286|work=Taipei Times|date=15 May 2024|access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref>
In October 2024, the Cho cabinet approved the plan to establish a ministry of sports by August 2025, with a budget of NT$20 billion (approximately US$622 million).<ref name="TT2024">{{cite news|last1=Chung|first1=Li-hua|last2=Yeh|first2=Esme|title=Cabinet approves sports ministry plan|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/10/18/2003825492|work=Taipei Times|date=18 October 2024|access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref> In January 2025, the Legislative Yuan passed the third and final reading of the bill introduced by the cabinet to establish a sports ministry.<ref>{{cite news|last=Scanlan|first=Sean|title=Taiwan legislature approves sports ministry|url=https://taiwannews.com.tw/news/6009994|work=Taiwan News|date=8 January 2025|access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref>
The ministry was established on 9 September 2025.<ref>{{cite web|author=教育部體育署 |url=https://www.sa.gov.tw/News/NewsDetail?Type=3&id=6180&n=92 |title=立法院今（7）日三讀通過 成立運動部相關組織法案|work=教育部體育署官方網站 |date=2025-01-07|language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413082845/https://www.sa.gov.tw/News/NewsDetail?Type=3&id=6180&n=92 |archive-date=2025-04-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=教育部體育署|url=https://www.sa.gov.tw/News/NewsDetail?Type=3&id=6430&n=92 |title=9月9日國民體育日揭開運動新篇章 延續臺灣隊長精神成為全新的運動部 |work=教育部體育署官方網站|date=2025-05-15|language=zh}}</ref>
== Logo design == Government officials unveiled the logo for the ministry in May 2025, a design inspired by baseball player Chen Chieh-hsien's hand gesture at the championship game of the 2024 WBSC Premier12. Chen formed a square in front of his chest to symbolize "Taiwan", a word missing on the team's jersey.<ref name="TN2025">{{cite news|last=Strong|first=Matthew|title=Taiwan's Ministry of Sports readies for launch|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6111365|work=Taiwan News|date=15 May 2025|access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="cna051525">{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Chien-chung |last2=Ko |first2=Lin |title=Sports ministry to be inaugurated in September: Cabinet |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202505150026 |access-date=16 May 2025 |agency=Central News Agency |date=15 May 2025}}</ref>
== Structure == According to the approved plan, the new ministry is in charge of national centers for training, industry development, and scientific research related to sports. It consists of six departments: international affairs, athletics, industry and technology, facilities planning, comprehensive planning, and adaptive sports.<ref name="TT2024"/>
===Administrative agency=== * Sports for All Agency
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Wikisource|Organic Law of the Sports Administration, Ministry of Education}} * {{official website}} * {{WikiBaseball|行政院體育委員會|Sports Affairs Council}}
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