National High School Games (traditional Chinese: 全國中等學校運動會; simplified Chinese: 全国中等学校运动会; pinyin: Quánguó Zhōngděng Xuéxiào Yùndònghuì) is the largest multi-sport event for junior and senior high school players in Taiwan. The Games started in 1952, under the name of Taiwan Provincial High School Games (traditional Chinese: 臺灣省中學運動會; simplified Chinese: 台湾省中学运动会; pinyin: Táiwānshěng Xuéxiào Yùndònghuì). It is now controlled by Ministry of Education and National Sports Council, Executive Yuan. The host city changes every year.
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Sports
The following sports are National High School Games official programs:
Football (soccer)
The football (soccer) program at the National High School Games is probably the most important event for high school football teams in Taiwan. In each group, 8 teams are selected to compete in the final round after playing in the qualifying tournaments.