Module 8: Olympism and The olympic Movement

Pierre de Coubertin's idea of Olympism statements

1 - That the olympics was for everyone not just elite athletes. 2 - He desired peace between people. 3 - He wanted people to compete but value fair-play. 4 - He thought of sport as a developmental tool.

Issues surround Olympic games threatened the olympic movement

1) Racial 2) Gender Inequity 3) Violence 4) Doping 5) European ioc board members 6) Commercialization

Olympism in action

1) sports for all 2) peace through sport 3) development through sport 4) women and sport 5) education through sport 6) Sport and environment

olympic symbol was first used at the

1920 antwerp, belgium games

London 2012 Badminton

8 players were disqualified (women) they delibertly played bad to avoid playing better teams later on

Olympic Motto

CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS" it IS LATIN and is accepted as "SWIFTER, HIGHER, STRONGER

Olympism

Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education

Intrinisic value of a sport

Would it be competing against yourself as much as competing against others? The notion that after you have achieved your best effort, you don't need anyone to tell you great job. An individual sense of accomplishment could be considered an intrinsic reward.

Lawerence Lemieux

a sailor from Canada competed in the 1988. He later said that he felt it was the right thing to do. -september 24, 1988 in Seoul olympics he was in second place halfway through the 5th leg of a 7 race series -conditions were awful wind was bad -2 comperiters were injured and with no hesitation he dragged the 2 people onto his boat -took them to a rescue boat before returning to the race -awareded the pierre de coubertin medal for sportsmanship -now coaches all levels -won 2008 achievement award

Nomos-building activity

an endeavor that attempts to give meaning and order to the world even though it may seem like chaos;

The three main values of Olympism

are Excellence, Friendship, and Respect.

The five colors of the rings from left to right are

blue, black and red across the top, and yellow and green along the bottom. The colors of the rings were chosen because at least one of these colors can be found in the flag of every nation

olympic symbol was designed

by pierre de coubertin in 1912

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 is not only concerned with the extent of the athletic opportunities but also the quality.

Olympism seeks to

create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example, social responsibility, and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles

IOC sets for rules

for eligibility into the Games and they look out for fair play through the IF's

Sarah Renner

from Canada was competing in the Team Sprint which is a cross country ski relay race. Her pole breaks on a climb up the hill and Norway's coach hands her a new pole, she won silver and the norway dropped out of medlals

olympic symbol

has five interlocked rings. The rings represent Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe. It stands for the meeting of the athletes from throughout the world at the olympic games.

Eric

he is from Equatorial Guinea he competed in the 2000 Sydney Game -trained himself, fisherman taught him how to not sink -first time swimming a 50 meter pool in the olympics -had to learn by watching -south african coach gave him tips on how to breath and dive -was afraid -when he was about to go, his competitors jump in pool to early -> disqualified -so he went by himself -people cheering for him gave motivation -first person in his nation to compete -his time was no good though -people cheered for him still -he is now promoting swimming in his country and stop doing bad things

Olympics needs to ensure that they are

inclusive

olympic movement

it combining everything together for the success and regular occurrence of the games

Olympism is the

philosophy behind the Olympics

Pierre de Coubertin's idea of Olympism was a

philosophy of social reform that emphasizes the role of sport in world development, international understanding, peaceful co-existence, and social and moral education

Olympic Oath

recited by one athlete representing all athletes, judges, coaches, and officials each game We promise to take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules and in the spirit of fair play. We all commit ourselves to sport without doping and cheating. We do this, for the glory of sport, for the honor of our teams and in respect for the Fundamental Principles of Olympism".

extrinisic value of a sport

trophies, medals, wins, etc

Olympics makes claims to

values, ethics, morality, etc

Manuel Machata

was a German bobsledder. He had some victories and world championship top finishes. For the 2014 Sochi Games he was not selected to represent the German national team. He, then, loaned or rented his runners to a Russian competitor. The Russian won the gold medal. The German team had zero medals from these games. They subsequently banned Manuel from the German bobsledding team for one year. He retired in 2015 and became the Chinese Bobsled Coach.