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A City of Sports
Taipei is a city full of energy and vitality. Through inclusive spor ts facilities,
international events, and vibrant outdoor spaces, the city actively promotes a
healthy lifestyle. Here, exercise is not just a habit—it is a way of life.
Building a City Where Sports
and Well-being Thrive
Taipei City is committed to making exercise an integral upcoming centers will feature a variety of themes,
part of daily life—not just for athletic performance, including tech-based baseball, e-sports and virtual
but as a foundation for health and vitality. Through reality experiences, boxing, triathlons, water sports,
the U-Spor t Taipei Joyful Exercise Program, the and lawn-based activities.
city encourages citizens to embrace a more active
lifestyle. At the same time, Taipei continues to Owing to the city’s long-term commitment to shaping
renovate aging sports facilities and promote the a sporting culture for all, statistics from 2024 show
development of all-age sports centers across the city. that 86.7% of Taipei City residents over the age of 13
are engaged in physical activity, with 39.6% exercising
In addition to the 12 existing district sports centers, 9 regularly—the highest rate among Taiwan’s six largest
new themed centers are currently in the pipeline. These municipalities.
