History of the Olympic Games
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Olympic traditions
Olympic Flame
Olympic Torch Relay
Olympic symbols
Antique Games
Olympia
Summer Olympic Games
Athens
1896
Paris
1900
St. Louis
1904
Athens
1906
London
1908
Stockholm
1912
Antwerp
1920
Paris
1924
Amsterdam
1928
Los Angeles
1932
Berlin
1936
London
1948
Helsinki
1952
Melbourne
1956
Rome
1960
Tokyo
1964
Mexico City
1968
Munich
1972
Montreal
1976
Moscow
1980
Los Angeles
1984
Seoul
1988
Barcelona
1992
Atlanta
1996
Sydney
2000
Athens
2004
Beijing
2008
London
2012
Winter Olympic Games
Chamonix
1924
St. Moritz
1928
Lake Placid
1932
Garmisch Partenkirchen
1936
St. Moritz
1948
Oslo
1952
Cortina d'Ampezzo
1956
Squaw Valley
1960
Innsbruck
1964
Grenoble
1968
Sapporo
1972
Innsbruck
1976
Lake Placid
1980
Sarajevo
1984
Calgary
1988
Albertville
1992
Lillehammer
1994
Nagano
1998
Salt Lake City
2002
Turin
2006
Vancouver
2010
Sochi
2014
Olympic sports
Academic rowing
Badminton
Basketball
Box
Fighting
Greco Roman wrestling
Freestyle wrestling
Cycling
Road racing
Racing on the track
Mountain Bike
BMX
Handball
Golf
Water sports
Water Polo
Swimming
Diving
Olympic traditions
Olympic symbols
Olympic symbols are the attributes of the Olympic Games used by the International Olympic Committee to promote the idea of the Olympic movement around the world.
The motto
The Olympic motto is gendriatis (a figure of speech in which three words are used to express one idea) Citius, Altius, Fortius translated from Latin Faster, higher, stronger.
The motto was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin at the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
De Coubertin borrowed it from his friend Henri Didon, a Dominican priest who, among other things, was a great sports enthusiast.
The motto was introduced at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924.
This motto was also the name of the Olympic History Magazine from 1995 to 1997.
A more unofficial, though well known motto is "The most important thing is not to win, but to take part!"
("The most important thing is not to win but to take part!"), words that the bishop of Pennsylvania used in his sermon after the dramatic race of the Italian Dorando Pietri at the London Games in 1908.
Olympic rings and flag
The Olympic rings the symbol of the Olympic Games are five intertwined rings - their colors - blue, yellow, black, green and red - on a white background.
They were developed by the founder of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, in 1912.
In August 1912, at the first presentation of the rings, de Coubertin said the following:
The emblem was chosen in such a way as to illustrate and personify the World Congress of 1914: five intertwined rings of different colors blue, yellow, black, green and red are located on a white field.
These five rings symbolize the five inhabited parts of the world that want to participate in the Olympic Movement and accept healthy sports competition.
The Olympic Oath
The text of the Olympic oath was developed in 1913 by Pierre de Coubertin, who proposed to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to revive the ritual of the Olympic oath taken at the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece (the oath of honor at the stadium in Olympia at the altar to Zeus).
Olympic Athletes 'Oath:" On behalf of all athletes, I promise that we will participate in these Olympic Games, respecting and observing the rules according to which they are held, in a truly sporting spirit, for the glory of sports and for the honor of our teams."
The Olympic oath was first pronounced at the 1920 Olympic Games.
According to the Olympic Charter, the Olympic oath is pronounced by the athlete of the country where the next Olympic Games are held, from the podium installed on the field of the Olympic stadium, at the banner of his country.
The National Olympic Committee usually honors one of the outstanding athletes with the honor of saying the Olympic oath. (Wikipedia)
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Information from books was used:
"From Olympia to Moscow" by Valery Steinbach,
"Sensations and scandals of the sports age" by Boris Bazunov,
"A short biographical dictionary: Athletes "by RIPOLL CLASSIC publishing house";
from the official website of the IOC www.olympic.org, from the website of the NOC of Russia www.olympic.ru
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