隨著21世紀新知識經濟、高科技時代的來臨，人類在享受科技成果之際，身體機能也因坐式生活型態而快速退化。醫學研究證實，運動是增進體能，促進身心健康、改善生活品質最有效的行為。本會為國內最高體育運動主管機關，應以增進我國競技實力，提升全民運動風氣、以促進全民健康、創造國民優質運動環境，拓展國際體壇空間為目標。

　　我國繼雅典奧運會上榮獲2金、2銀、1銅，創下我國參加奧林匹克運動會72年來最佳成績，於第15屆杜哈亞運取得首面棒球金牌；王建民贏得19勝，超越南韓朴贊浩創下的美國職棒亞洲籍投手單季最佳紀錄、林義傑橫越撒哈拉，世紀大挑戰世界紀錄、女壘國家代表隊拿下台灣首張奧運門票、「黃金拍檔」詹詠然與莊佳容聯手勇奪澳洲公開賽女雙亞軍，我國選手在體壇的傑出表現，已令人刮目相看，為延續佳績，本會積極培訓選手，提升我國競技運動實力，也已打造台灣第一坐高地訓練基地，成立中正大學訓練基地。此外，亦規劃發行運動彩券，推動運動人口倍增計畫，拓展海洋運動人口，辦理國民體能檢測活動，建構綠美化的優質運動環境，設置自行車道，加強國際體育交流，積極輔導籌劃2009年聽障奧林匹克運動會及世界運動會…等等，期能提升國民體能，增進國人身心健康，行銷台灣的國際知名度。

　　本會針對當前社會環境及未來發展需要，將繼續秉持推展全民運動與提升競技實力雙主軸施政理念，建構滿足國人需求的優質運動環境，推展全民運動；強化競技運動實力，共同打造體育運動界的榮景，將健康、民主的台灣行銷全世界。

行政院體育委員會
主任委員

謹識

　The arrival of the knowledge economy and high-tech era has provided humanity with the benefits of science and technology. Yet it has also fostered a sedentary lifestyle resulting in the rapid decline of physical well-being. Medical research confirms that exercise is the most effective way to improve physical fitness,promote physical and mental health, and improve one's quality of life. The Sports
Affairs Council is the highest authority in Taiwan regarding physical fitness and sports. Our mission is to upgrade Taiwan's competitive capabilities, strengthen the popularity of sports, promote public health, create a high-quality environment for public sports, and expand opportunities for Taiwan in the international sports arena.
　 At the Athens Olympics in 2004, Taiwan won two gold medals, two silver medals,and one bronze medal, marking Taiwan's best showing its 72-year history of Olympic participation. In 2006, Taiwan won its first gold medal in baseball at the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar while local hero Wang Chien-ming pitched his way to 19 victories to beat South Korea's Chan Ho Park for the best single-season performance by an Asian pitcher in the U.S. Major League Baseball. Taiwan's ultra marathon runner Kevin Lin joined two other runners in traversing the Sahara Desert to help raise awareness for the need of clean water in Africa. The Chinese-Taipei women's softball team earned a birth in the Beijing Olympics while the local tennis starts Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chiajung teamed up to win second place in the women's doubles at the Australian Open.These outstanding achievements by Taiwanese athletes in the international arena have made people sit up and take notice. In order to build on this excellent record, the SAC is actively training athletes in hopes of upgrading Taiwan's ability in competitive sports. In views of these goals, we have helped establish a high-altitude training center as well as a sports training base at Chung Cheng University in Chiayi. The SAC has been busy planning the introduction of a sports lottery, promoting plans to double the physically active population in Taiwan, promoting more participation in marine sports, arranging physical fitness testing activities, creating more environmentally friendly sport venues and building bike trails. We have also been enhancing international sports exchange through assisting and planning for the 2009 World Games to be held in Kaohsiung.Through these efforts we hope to enhance physical fitness, improve the public physical and mental health, and raise Taiwan's profile on the international stage.
　The SAC will also continue to meet current social environment and future developmental needs in Taiwan by constantly pursuing the twin core administrative goals of promoting national sports and upgrading competitive capabilities. We hope to achieve this by building up a sports environment that satisfies the needs of the people, by promoting public participation in sports and fitness and by enhancing the ability of Taiwan's athletes in competitive sports. Working together, we can bring
physical fitness and sports in Taiwan to a new level, displaying to the world a healthy and democratic Taiwan.

, Minister
Sports Affairs Council,
Executive Yuan