Olympic Value

Education

Table of Contents

• Olympic Value Education

• Ancient Olympic Games
• Modern Olympic Games
• Olympic
• Olympic Symbol,
Flag, Motto , Oath,
Flame, Anthem
• Olympism
• Value of Olympism
• The Olympic Movement
• International Olympic
Committee (IOC)
• National Olympic
Committees (NOC)
• The International
Sports Federations
Ancient Olympic Games
The ancient Olympic games
originated in ancient Greece in the
year 776 BC through 393 AD.

The games were held with the

religious customs in the honor of
their God 'Zeus'.
The ceremony of the Olympic games
begins from the new moon day in
July after every four years. The
events continued for five days.

First-day opening ceremony held,

second-day animal games, third-day
foot race, chariot race, equestrian,
throwing and jumping, fourth-day
boxing, wrestling, sword fighting
and other contact games, fifth and
final day closing ceremony with prize
distribution.
 OLYMPIC VALUE
EDUCATION

Started n6 BC to 393 AD in
Greece
ANCIENT
OLYMPIC
GAMES

MODERN Started In 1896 at Athens. By

Baron Pierre de Coubertln
OLYMPIC
GAMES
Five rtngs: Green-Europe, Red·
OLYMPIC America. Black-Africa. Yello•Asla.
Blue-Australia
SYMBOLS

VALUES OF Excellence. Friendship and Respect

OLVMPISM
International Olympic Commlnee-

IOC & IOA formed In June 1894

Indian Olympic Association
formed In June 1927
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Modern Olympic Games
It was Baron Pierre de Coubertin
who started Modern Olympic games
by drawing the inspiration of Ancient
Olympic games. He founded the
International Olympic Committee in
1894 in Paris.

The first games were started in

1896 in Athens, the capital of
Greece. In the first Olympic 280
participants from 13 nations
participated in 43 events including
track-and-field.
 Olympic
Olympic Symbol, Flag,
Motto, Oath, Flame, Anthem

Olympic Symbol

The official symbol of the modern

Olympic Games is five coloured
interlaced rings. These rings
represent the continents of North
and South America, Africa, Asia,
Australia, and Europe.

They also symbolize the uniting of

athletes from all over the world to
compete at the Oly·m pic Games. The
Olympic flag, first used at the
Antwerp Games in 1920, has the
Olympic symbol in the center of a
white field the Olympic rings remain
a global representation of the
Olympic
Olym~ic Flag:

Olympic Flag was designed in 1913.

This was first flown in 1920 at
Antwerp Olympic games. This flag
consists of five ring circles interlinked
with each other on a white
background.
The colours of rings are green
represents Europe, black represents
Africa, blue represents Australia and
Oceania, yellow represents Asia and
red represent America.
Olympic Motto

Olympic Moto consisting of Latin

words Citius, Altus, Fortius meaning
faster higher stronger was
introduced in 1924 the Moto was
designed to encourage the athletes
to impress the Olympics spirit and
perform to the best of their abilities.

The Olympic motto was amended to

"Faster, Higher, Stronger-
Together" during the International
Olympic Committee's session in
Tokyo in 2021. The motto now reads
'Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communis'
in Latin.
OIY.mpic OatH

At the opening ceremony, an athlete

from the host country takes the
following oath on behalf of all the
athletes:

"In the name of all the

competitors I promise that we
shall take part in these Olympic
Games, respecting and abiding
by the rules which govern them,
committing ourselves to a sport
without doping and without
drugs, in the true spirit of
sportsmanship, for the glory of
sport and the honor of our
teams."

The oath-taking practice started

from the 1920 Games.
Ol~mQic Flame

The Olympic flame symbolizes the

continuity between the ancient
modern Games. Modern Games are
opened officially by runners carrying
a burning torch brought from the
Temple of Zeus at Olympia.

Except where travel by ship or plane

is necessary, the torch is carried
overland Greece by a relay of
athletes.
Olympic Anthem

Created by Greek composer Spyros

Samaaras to words written by his
fellow countryman, poet Kostis
Palamas, the Olympic Anthem is in
fact the oldest property of the
modern Games.

The Olympic anthem lyrics penned

by Palamas to accompany the music
by Samaras create a bridge
between the ancient and modern
Games:
Ideals of Olympic games

Olympic Movement happens to build

a peaceful and better world by
educating youth through sport
practised without any discrimination
and mutual understanding with a
spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair
play.
Objectives of Olympic Games

~ To draw the attention of the

world that sports not only help in
developing good health of young
people but to create better
citizens and promote the
development of their character
and personality

~ To create a sense of loyalty, team

spirit.

~ To inculcate the concept that

sports are a pastime and not an
instrument for the material.

~ To create a spirit of international

Amity and Goodwill and to
contribute to better
understanding among people and
nations.
 Olympism
Olympism refers to the philosophy of
the Olympic games. It seeks to
create a way of life by blending
sport with culture, education and
international cooperation.

It is based on the joy of effort, the

educational value, social
responsibility and respect for
universal fundamental ethical
principles.
 Value of Olympism

There are three values of Olympism

Excellence, Friendship and Respect.
These values constitute the
foundation on which the Olympic
Movement builds its activities to
promote sport, culture and
education to build a better world.

Excellence:

First value is striving for best and

excellence and encouraging people
to be the best they can be. The
important thing is not winning, but
taking part, making progress and
enjoying the healthy combination of
body, will and mind.
Friendshi~:

Celebrating friendship is quite

unique to the Olympic Games - an
event that brings people together
after every four years.

Friendship is at the heart of the

Olympic Movement. It encourages us
to see sport as an instrument for
mutual understanding between
individuals, and between people all
over the world.

Res ect:

This includes respect for yourself ,

the rules and regulations, your
opponents, your body, for other
people, for sport and for the
environment.
 The Olympic Movement
The Olympic Movement is composed
of three main constituents: the
International Olympic Committee
(IOC), the International Sports
Federations (IFs) and the National
Olympic Committees (NOCs) .

The goal of the Olympic Movement is

to contribute to building a peaceful
and better world by educating youth
through sport practiced in
accordance with Olympism and its
values.
 International Olympic
Committee (IOC)

International Olympic Committee

(IOC) is the supreme authority of the
Olympic movement formed in June
1894. The headquarters of IOC is at
Lausanne, Switzerland. It is the
authority which organises the
modern Summer and Winter
Olympic Games.

The IOC is the main governing body

of the National Olympic Committees
(NOC), the international sports
federation, the athletes, the
sponsors, the broadcast partners
and united nation agencies.
The Role Of IOC

• To encourage and support the

promotion of ethics in sports
as well as education of youth
through sports.
• To dedicate its effort to ensure
that in sports the spirit of fare
play prevails
• To encourage and support the
organisation, development
and coordination of sports
and sports competitions
• To ensure the regular
celebration of Olympic games
• To cooperate with the
competent public or private
organisation and authorities.
• To take action in order to
strengthen the unity and to
protect the independence of
Olympic movement
Indian Olympic Association (IOA)

IOA was formed in 1927 by Sir

Dorabji Tata as it's first president,
D.G. Noehrem as it's secretary and
G.D. Sodhi as assistant secretary. It
is affiliated with IOC. The head office
of IOA is in New Delhi.

The Functions Of IOA

• To develop and promote

Olympic movement and
amateur sports
• To promote and encourage
physical moral and cultural
values among youth for
development of good health
and good citizen
• To enforce all rules and
regulation of games and
sports at National level
competitions
 The International Sports
Federations

The International Sports Federations

are international non-governmental
organizations which are recognised
by the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) as administering
one or more sports at world level.

International Sports Federations

seeking IOC recognition must ensure
that their statutes, practice and
activities conform with the Olympic
Charter.

Responsibilities of IFs

~ The international Sports

federations are responsible for
establishing and enforcing the
rules concerning the practice of
the respective sports and to
insure their application.
Other Federations

~ Badminton World Federation

(BWF)

~ Federation Internationale de
Football Association (FIFA)

~ International Basketball
Federation (Fl BA)

~ International Biathlon Union (IBU)

~ International Bobsleigh and

Skeleton Federation (IBSF)

~ International Boxing Association

(IBA)

~ International Canoe Federation

(ICF)

~ International Equestrian
Federation (FEI)

~ International Fencing Federation

(FIE)

~ International Golf Federation

(IGF)
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