Ministry touts safer sports environment amendments

FOR THE BETTER: The changes aim to promote the sports’ industry’s growth, raise Taiwan’s global profile and ensure decisions reflect athletes’ needs, the sports ministry said By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter Add TT as Preferred Source People would soon be able to verify the qualifications of sports coaches through an online inquiry system after the Executive Yuan approved proposed amendments to the National Sports Act (國民運動法) yesterday.The Ministry of Sports said that it proposed the changes to ensure that children are protected and to prevent unqualified coaches from entering schools. The amendments would list sexual assault, serious bullying, corporal punishment and instructing athletes to use banned substances as grounds for disqualification, elevating the provisions to the statutory le