A ministry of sports or ministry of youth and sports is a kind of government ministry found in certain countries with responsibility for the regulation of sports, particularly those participated in by young people. It is led by the minister of sport (or sports minister).
The United States is one of the only countries in the world to have no ministry (department) of sports and provide no government funding for its National Olympic Committee.[1][2][3][4][5]
List of ministries by country
editAfrica
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Botswana: Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture
Burkina Faso: Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports
Ghana: Ministry of Youth and Sports
Kenya: Youth and Sports Ministry
Malawi: Ministry of Youth and Sports
Rwanda: Ministry of Sports and Human Resources
Somalia: Ministry of Youth and Sports
Somaliland: Ministry of Youth and Sports
Tanzania: Ministry of Social Affairs and Sports
Zimbabwe: Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation
Americas
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Argentina: Ministry of Tourism and Sports
Brazil: Ministry of Sports
Canada: Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
Colombia: Coldeportes - Reorganized as the National Ministry of Sports in 2020
Asia
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Azerbaijan: Ministry of Youth and Sports
Bangladesh: Ministry of Youth and Sports
Brunei: Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
China: State General Administration of Sports
India: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Indonesia: Ministry of Youth and Sports
Iran: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Israel: Culture and Sport Minister
Malaysia: Minister of Youth and Sports
Myanmar: Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs
Nepal: Ministry of Youth and Sports
North Korea: Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and Sports
Oman: Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth
Palestine: Ministry of Youth and Sports
Qatar: Ministry of Culture and Sports
Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Sport
Singapore: Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
South Korea: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Sri Lanka: Ministry of Telecommunication, Foreign Employment and Sports
Tajikistan: Ministry of Culture and Sports
Thailand: Ministry of Tourism and Sports
Turkey: Ministry of Youth and Sports
Vietnam: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Europe
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Belarus: Ministry of Sports
Belgium: Sports and Youth Ministry
France: Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Georgia: Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs
Hungary: Ministry of Education and Sports
Ireland: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Iceland: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
North Macedonia: Ministry of Ethics and Sports
Moldova: Ministry of Youth and Sports
Portugal: Ministry of Sport
Russia: Ministry of Sport
Serbia: Ministry of Youth and Sports
Slovakia: Ministry of Tourism and Sports
United Kingdom: Minister for Sport and Civil Society
Oceania
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Australia: Minister for Sport
New South Wales: Minister for Sport
Victoria: Minister for Sport
Northern Territory: Minister for Sport and Recreation
Western Australia: Minister for Sport and Recreation
New Zealand: Minister for Sport and Recreation
See also
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edit- ^ "About The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee". www.usopc.org. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Skousen, Mark (17 August 2016). "Privately Funded USA Olympic Team...Wins!". Townhall.
- ^ Crookston, Paul (10 August 2016). "U.S. Has Done Fine with No Government Department of Sports". National Review.
- ^ Hart, Torrey (7 August 2020). "U.S. Olympic Athletes in Financial Limbo Without Olympics, Events".
- ^ Bachman, Rachel (12 April 2020). "WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Olympic Sports Groups Seek Government Aid". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
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