Previously, in the days before the sports craze, the various associations promoting athletics got most of their funding from the Ministry of Education. After paying for the cultivation of top caliber athletes and for personnel expenses and the like, associations usually only had enough to get by if they didn't set their sights too high.
原來推廣體育的各單項運動協會，經費大多由教育部提撥，在運動風氣較不興盛的從前，這些經費只要培養一些績優選手，負擔人事費等，只要不是雄心很大，還可足供開銷。