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THE OLYMPIC OATH
The Olympic Oath is a traditional ritual at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, one of the most important attributes of the Olympic Games, expressing the idea of uniting young people at a sports festival.
This is followed by a small presentation of the next city hosting the Games.
At the end of the ceremony, the Olympic Flame slowly goes out to lyrical music.
The text of the Olympic oath of athletes 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).
The text of the Olympic Oath of athletes: "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.
In 1968, at the suggestion of the USSR Olympic Committee, the IOC also included the Olympic Oath of judges in the opening ceremony of the summer and Winter Games(pronounced after the Olympic oath of athletes by a judge from the country where the Olympic Games are held).
The text of the Olympic Oath of Judges: "On behalf of all judges and officials, I promise that we will perform our duties at these Olympic Games with complete impartiality, respecting and observing the rules according to which they are held, in a truly sporting spirit."
At the Summer Olympics, the oath was pronounced
At the Winter Olympics, the oath was pronounced
According to Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia
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