SA releases video for Ministry of Sport launch

2025/05/14

The Ministry of Education Sports Administration released a video May 12 to promote the 2025 presidential cup national sports games and the launch of the Ministry of Sport, highlighting government commitment to creating an environment conducive to exercise for all.
 
The film features Taiwan baseball player Chen Chieh-hsien and comedian Tai Chi-yuan. It introduces the national sports games, which will be held by the SA and Taipei City-based General Association of Chinese Culture in the second half of the year, the administration said.
 
It went on to say that the games will include 3 on 3 basketball and street dance competitions, and the rules, schedules and registration for the two contests will be announced in June and August, respectively.
 
The video also covers the establishment of the Ministry of Sport whose brief is to support Taiwan athletes by upgrading training environments; encourage the general public to engage in sports; and raise the country’s global athletic profile, the SA said. It added that a new administration under the ministry will popularize competitive sports to embed them in social culture.
 
GACC Secretary General Lee Hou-ching welcomed the launch of the new ministry. He said that because the association participated in the welcoming ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, as well as the World Baseball Softball Confederation Premier12, GACC staff were strongly aware of the close connection between culture and sports, and were moved by public enthusiasm and sense of national identity during the events.


Source:  Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)