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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.
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

✗ Anthem
Olympic Symbol, Flag, Motto, Oath, Flame,

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 Olympic 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

Olympic Flag:
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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.
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Olympic Motto
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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.

Olympic 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.

Olympic Flame
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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.

At the site of the Games, the torch is used to light the flame
of a giant torch, or cauldron, which burns for the entire
duration of the Games. The flame was first lighted at the
1928 Games.

Olympic Anthem
 Created by Greek composer Spýros Samáaras to words
written by his fellow countryman, poet Kostís Palamás, 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

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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 personalityTo 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.

The goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the

harmonious development of humankind, with a view to
promoting a peaceful society concerned with the
preservation of human dignity.

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.

Friendship:

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.
Respect:

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.

Belonging to the Olympic Movement requires compliance

with the Olympic Charter and recognition by the IOC.

In addition to its three main constituents, the Olympic

Movement also encompasses the Organizing Committees
of the Olympic Games (“OCOGs”), the national
associations, clubs and persons belonging to the IFs and
NOCs, particularly the athletes, whose interests constitute a
fundamental element of the Olympic Movement’s action.

As well as the judges, referees, coaches and the other sports

officials and technicians. It also includes other
organizations and institutions as recognised by the IOC.

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

 1. To encourage and support the promotion of ethics in
sports as well as education of youth through sports.
2. To dedicate its effort to ensure that in sports the spirit of
fare play prevails
3. To encourage and support the organisation, development
and coordination of sports and sports competitions
4. To ensure the regular celebration of Olympic games
5. To cooperate with the competent public or private
organisation and authorities.
6. To take action in order to strengthen the unity and to
protect the independence of Olympic movement
7. To act against any form of discrimination affecting the
Olympic movement
8. To encourage and support the promotion of women in
sports at all levels

Indian Olympic Association (IOA)

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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.
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The Functions Of IOA

9. To develop and promote Olympic movement and amateur

sports
10. To promote and encourage physical moral and cultural
values among youth for development of good health and
good citizen
11. To enforce all rules and regulation of games and sports at
National level competitions
12. To provide training and preparation of players for
participation at international level competitions
13. To provide technical help for conducting National Level
Competition
14. To observe and check the smooth working of national
sports association
15. To provide official sponsorship to players for
participation at International Level Competition
16. To supervise the sports development in the country
17. To arrange funds for Sports program for training of
players, infrastructural development and sponsorship of
players, etc.
18. To promote Olympic games at every level in India.
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National Olympic Committees (NOC)

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The mission of the National Olympic movement is to

promote, protect and develop the Olympic movement in
their respective countries, in accordance with Olympic
charter.

NOC encourage the development of sports as well as sports

for all while also providing training of sports administrator
based on the fundamentals of olympism

There are 206 NOCs. The IOC is the sole authority to

recognise a NOC. Together with the International Sport
Federations, the NOCs are a constituent of the Olympic
Movement under the leadership of the IOC.

The mission of the NOCs is to develop, promote and

protect the Olympic Movement in their respective
countries, in accordance with the Olympic Charter.

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.To
oversee the development of their sports worldwide acting in
accordance with the Olympic Charter, including the
adaption and implementation of world anti doping code.

IFs governs its sport at world level and ensures its

promotion and development. They monitor the everyday
administration of their sports and guarantee the regular
organization of competitions as well as respect for the rules
of fair play.
 Association of Federations

In order to discuss common problems and decide on their

events calendars, the summer federations, the winter
federations and the recognised federations have formed
associations:

● The Association of Summer Olympic International

Federations (ASOIF)
● The Association of International Olympic Winter Sports
Federations (AIOWF)
● The Association of IOC Recognised International Sports
Federations (ARISF).

Olympic Family
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The Olympic Family regroups diverse groups of leaders
from the Olympic Movement, including the IOC President
and IOC Members, International Federations and National
Olympic Committees Presidents and Secretaries General,
Chairs and CEOs of TOP Partners, future OCOG senior
executives, RHB senior executives and others.