What is the spirit of the Olympic Games?

The Olympic spirit was put forward by Pierre De Coubertin. In order to introduce a vibrant new education system to the motherland, Coubertin devoted himself to studying different contemporary education systems and the history of ancient Greece since he was a teenager. He hopes that French youth can accept a new education system, that is, to strengthen moral cultivation and confidence, while exercising and cultivating courage and strong personality.

Through the investigation of the ancient Olympic Games, Coubertin realized that the ancient Greeks organized competitions not only to exercise their physique and show spectacular scenes, but also to educate people. He believes that sports competitions can temper people's will, cultivate people's character and exercise people at the same time.

Coubertin has been devoted to the study of ancient history and the Olympic Games. When he heard the news that Ivan Gross-Rebs of Greece was willing to contribute generously to the local Olympic Games, an idea of reviving the ancient Olympic Games came to his mind-educating young people through sports competitions like those of the ancient Greeks. Since then, he has traveled around the world, spreading his ideas everywhere.

Coubertin's idea of reviving the Olympic Games is not retro. He suggested restoring the organizational form and ceremony of the Olympic Games, but thought it necessary to inject new elements to meet the requirements of modern society. The internationality of the Games, the diversity of sports forms, the amateurism of athletes and the friendly cooperation between people will consolidate and strengthen world peace and eliminate racial discrimination, which is the Olympic spirit.

1894, Coubertin convened the first international sports conference. At the meeting, he put forward a proposal to restore the Olympic Games, which was approved. Therefore, the International Olympic Committee was established.

From 65438 to 0896, the first Olympic Games was a great success. The Olympic spirit was born. The purpose of the Olympic spirit is to promote the spiritual development of human beings, so as to cultivate people with all-round development. Its original intention is to educate people, exercise people's character, cultivate people's morality and develop the ideal of the ancient Greeks-"beauty and health". The educational object of the Olympic spirit is not only the people who participate in sports, but also the people.

The Olympic spirit is a great miracle of modern social civilization. It hopes to build a society without any discrimination, cultivate sincere understanding, cooperation and friendship between people, and recognize the honor of fair competition under equal conditions, setting a unique and glorious example for people in other fields of society.

Coubertin believed that the Olympic spirit was an international system. It is completely independent. Therefore, from the beginning, he did not allow any political, economic or social factors to get involved. He also created an independent IOC member for this purpose, stipulating that the main responsibility of the IOC is to ensure the realization of Olympic ideals and principles with its loyalty and dedication. In this way, the independence of the Olympic spirit has been guaranteed all over the world.

The Olympic spirit is a universal concept. All the principles that can make people better are contained in its bright aura.

The main activity form of the Olympic spirit is the Olympic movement, which is eternal. It is open to all social strata, including all sports and competitive events, regardless of gender, age and level of sports.

The Olympic Movement is an eternal school for people to learn the Olympic purpose, chivalry, idealism and Olympic spirit. People regard it as the criterion of life and further develop it into all fields of social life.

All sports activities are an integral part of the Olympic Movement. The Olympic movement is open to the public. Its goal is not to let a few people choose gold medals, but to provide opportunities for people of different ages and sexes to exercise for all. Its slogan is "sports for all".

The Olympic Games is another activity form of the Olympic spirit.

The Olympic Movement and the Olympic Games ensure the realization of the Olympic spirit. They are an organic whole and inseparable.

The Olympic spirit is the essence of the Olympic movement. The Olympic Charter points out that the Olympic spirit is the spirit of mutual understanding, friendship, unity and fair competition. Usually it includes the principles of participation, competition, justice, friendship and struggle. "The principle of participation is the first principle of the Olympic spirit, and participation is the foundation. Without participation, there would be no Olympic ideals, principles and purposes. " The motto "Participation is more important than victory" was first put forward by an American bishop. 1908 Coubertin quoted this sentence when the 4th Olympic Games was held in London. Later, Coubertin also said in his speech at the 1936 Olympic Games: "The important thing in the Olympic Games is not victory, but participation; The essence of life is not to take, but to struggle. " This principle has been widely accepted by athletes and the masses all over the world. The principle of competition shows that the Olympic movement is a social activity advocating challenge and competition. Competition is the basic form of the Olympic movement and one of the basic forms to promote the progress of human society. In the competition, human beings have the courage to challenge the world's top players and advanced levels, constantly surpass themselves and others, blaze new trails and make continuous progress. The principle of justice is the code of conduct for participating in the Olympic Games. The Olympic spirit contains justice, equality and justice. It recognizes all advantages that conform to the principle of justice, and spurns and denies all behaviors that do not conform to moral norms. The principle of justice makes the Olympic spirit have great charm. The principle of friendship is the purpose of the Olympic movement. The Olympic movement is not only a simple sports activity, but its highest goal is to bring people from different countries, races, languages and religions together through sports activities, so that everyone can communicate with each other, enhance understanding and friendship, and then achieve the goal of world unity, peace and progress. The principle of struggle is the soul of Olympic spirit. The spirit of struggle is an important quality of human prosperity and is the greatest and most commendable internal strength of human beings. The struggle in the stadium is a microcosm of human struggle. The Olympic spirit requires people to have indomitable enterprising spirit and heroic spirit to overcome all difficulties.

Sports is one of human cultural phenomena. President Samaranch said that the Olympic movement is culture plus sports. The Olympic spirit is the core content of the cultural thought of the Olympic movement. The achievements and records of human competitive sports are a part of social culture. In the process of accumulation, renewal and creation of this part of social culture, the Olympic movement has played an important role, and many historical records that condense human wisdom and physical fitness are mostly established through the Olympic Games. The Olympic movement belongs to all mankind, and only by truly understanding the Olympic spirit can human beings truly own it.