PE PPT - Olympic Value Education
PE PPT - Olympic Value Education
PE PPT - Olympic Value Education
EDUCATION
CHAPTER 2
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. The competitor must be only a greek, completely from a Hellenic race and
must be physically fit.
2. Savages and punished persons were not allowed to participate in these
games.
3. The competitor had to stay in Olympia for one month before the beginning
of Olympic Games. They had to take an oath that they had already taken
the training for 10 months in their state.
4. Women were not allowed to participate in competitions or see these games.
5. For participation in the games, participants had to practise for one month.
6. Only amateur sportsmen could participate in these games and not
professionals.
OPENING CEREMONY
● In the opening ceremony, all the players, their family and their trainers
would assemble in the auditorium. They were made to take an oath,
promising to follow the rules specified.
● A pig was then killed and offered to the Greek God Zeus Harikos. The
players were introduced to the spectators and if they had any objections
against any player, he was not allowed to participate. After this, the
declaration was made to start the games.
● As time passed, the number of games increased, such as 400 yard walking
was introduced in 724 BCE, three miles race in 720 BCE, pentathlon in 708
BCE, boxing in 688 BCE and horse-race in 648 BCE.
● The games were organised for five days. On the first day, only religious
functions were performed. The second day was reserved for march past
and introduction and then chariot-race, horse-race and pentathlon. In the
morning of the third day, sacrificial rites were performed after which,
competitions of races, wrestling and boxing were held. The fourth day was
fixed for athletic events, wrestling and boxing and finally, on the fifth day,
recreational programmes were organised.
AWARDS
● Less attention was paid to awards
in the Ancient Olympic Games.
● Only foodgrains and animals were
given as a reward. After that, a
crown of olive leaves was given to
the winners.
● More stress was laid on respect and
honour , instead of awards, to the
players in these games
OLIVE CROWN
● Statues and poems were made to
commemorate the winners and their
names were recorded in the annals
of history.
● The players mainly participated not
for the sake of winning but for
STATUES respect and honour.
MODERN
OLYMPIC
GAMES
MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES
● Pierre, Baron de Coubertin is credited for starting the
Modern Olympic Games. He was born in Paris on 1
January 1862.
● He believed that national and international problems
could be solved through the Olympic Games and his
dream was to restart the Ancient Olympic Games at
global level.
● He held two meetings, one in 1893 and the other in
1894 (16th June).Very few countries were in favour of
starting the Olympic Games but finally, after great 1st OLYMPIC
endeavor, Coubertin succeeded in enlisting GAMES
worldwide support and the first Modern Olympic
Games were held in Athens in 1896
● In the first games, only four countries participated. PIERRE,
This number gradually increased and in the 1972 BARON DE
Munich Olympic Games, 122 countries participated.
COUBERTIN
● The competitions are held every fourth year on the
lines of the Olympic Games.
● Three games were unfortunately not held due to WWI
and WWII.
OLYMPIC MOTTO
● The Olympic Motto comprises of three Latin words-
Citius-Altius-Fortius
‘Spirit’ in ‘Motion’
Citius-Altius-Fortius
● The literal meaning of these words are - running FASTER, jumping HIGHER
and throwing FURTHER.
OLYMPIC IDEALS
● Olympic Games are remembered for the Bishop Pennsylvania’s famous
sermon,