Sports Affairs Council

Sports Affairs Council is a council under the Executive Yuan, the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China . It was established in mainland China and relocated to Taiwan after the defeat of Kuomintang in the Chinese Civil War.

History

The Sports Affairs Council was established in 1932. At the time, however, it could not function because the state was at . In 1973, the Department of Physical Education was established under the . The department was upgraded to a council directly under the Executive Yuan in 1997.

Seal

The seal of the Sports Affairs Council is consisted 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.

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.