SPMT 220 Exam 2
Key areas of Agenda 2020
1. changes to the candidature procedure 2. reducing costs for bidding 3. move from a sport based to an event based program 4. strengthen the 6th fundamental principle of olympism by including non discrimination of sexual orientation 5. launch of an olympic channel 6. adapting and further strengthening the principles of good governance and ethics 7. athletes remain at the center
Coubertin spoke in terms of these 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
Olympism in Action
1. the olympics needs to ensure that they are inclusive they make sure each nation and each gender have an opportunity 2. consider the environment there were issues with water and displacement in Rio, building that are no longer in use in Athens and other countries 3. women and sport 4. development through sport 5. education through sport 6. peace through sport
The first olympic games lasted
10 days, included events such as foot races, lawn tennis, swimming, diving, fencing, bicycle races, rowing, and a yacht race
Since December 12, 1999, the number of members in the IOC has been limited to
115 max of 70 individual members 15 active athletes 15 representatives of the IFs 15 representatives of the NOCs
William Penny Brookes died in ________ and ended the attempts at a ________
1895, local revival
What year did the IOC hold its first working session
1897
full equality for women in the Olympic Games was reached in
1984 when the introduction of the women's marathon in the LA olympics
Coubertin became the __________ following the Athens games
2nd president
The ancient games ended in
393 AD
Pierre de Coubertin was _______ when he died
74
On June 23 Coubertin organized a meeting which brought
79 delegates from 12 countries together to discuss how to revive the Olympic games. The meeting established the first International Olympic Committee, and the basic framework of having the games every four years, with the first to take place in Greece
what is the age limit for the IOC
80 for the members elected between 1967 and 1999 70 for those who election took place after 1999
new venues, drugs, and cost has led to the development of
Agenda 2020
The first modern Olympics began in
Athens on April 5, 1896
what is the Olympic Motto
Citius, altius, fortius stands for: swifter, higher, stronger
Coubertins friend _____________ became the first president
Dimitrios Vikelas
Coubertin began to market sport and physical activity to the French youth and travelled across the world to find the best way to promote physical activity int eh schools and was most impressed with the
English methodology his international interests transcended his limited nationalist scope he formed a strategy to tie his nationalist and internationalist views together, which became the revival of the Games, thus the Olympic Idea was born
Pierre de Coubertin is known as the
Founder of the Modern Olympic Games
Manuel Machata
German bobsledder wasn't selected for the 2014 Sochi Games he loaned or rented his runners to a Russian competitor the Russian won the gold medal the German team had zero medals from these games Manuel was banned from the German bobsledding team for one year he retired and became the Chinese Bobsled Coach
All of the Americans that competed in the Olympics came from
Harvard
The last games during the Baron's lifetime were the
Hitler Olympics in 1936
In 1891 Coubertin was made
Honorary Member of the Much Wenlock Olympian Society
Pierre de Coubertin initiated a meeting on the topic of beginning the Modern Games at the
International Athletic Congress of Paris in June 1894
Credit for the olympic revival goes to
Iran Pierre de Coubertin
What day is Olympic Day
June 23rd
Coubertin's body is buried in
Lausanne, Switzerland headquarters of the IOC his heart was desired to be buried in Olympia his heart is buried in the taller monument the shorter monument with the Olympic Rings is the cauldron that is lit during each Olympic Games
Badminton: 8 players disqualified
London 2012 losing on purpose for stronger teams on the next round served into the net on purpose bad sportsmanship south Koreans
An example of Social Marketing
NFL Play 60: the idea of getting outside and playing or exercising for 60 minutes
The failure of the Liverpool Olympic Society's games led to the
National Olympian Association and joined forced with the MWS
When Coubertin was traveling he learned of the
National Olympian Games effort to begin in 1866
Created by the IOC in 2001,
Olympic Broadcast Services acts as the Host Broadcaster for the Games
_________ is the philosophy behind the Olympics
Olympism makes claims to values, ethics, morality you need to do it right in the first place
Eric "The Eel" Moussambani
Sydney 2000 African, equator guniea Olympic Swimmer trained in a private pool by himself for 3 hours a week a fisherman taught him how to swim better his first time to swim a 50m swimming pool was in Sydney he would watch how the US trained to learn someone said they didn't see a swimmer in him so they taught him technique two guys got disqualified in his first race because they took off too quick put too much energy in first 50m that the last 50m was hard but the crowd encouraged him
The current IOC president is
Thomas Bach from Germany
Pierre de Coubertin was greatly influenced by
William Penny Brookes
Who established the Much Wenlock Society
William Penny Brookes in 1850
The church had
a large control over property
Coubertin's idea of olympism was
a philosophy of social reform that emphasizes the role of sports in a world development, international understanding, peaceful co existence, and social and moral education
What is social marketing
a process that uses marketing principles and techniques to influence target audience behaviors that will benefit society, as well as the individual
An Athenian newspaper called Coubertin
a thief seeking to rob Greece of her inheritance
The IOC executive board reviews
all events and sports to be held in upcoming olympic games
Women athletes would create
an unseemly spectacle and were not invited
Skillful Maneuverer is
another word for politics use of intrigue or strategy in obtaining any position of power or control, as in business, university, etc
Coubertin was a
aristocrat and was part of a noble class his parents had money
There was a 3 year period where the Liverpool Olympic Society held
athletic competitions each year (it became corrupt then extinct)
Coubertin believed the Olympic Games could
be a force in reaching global peace
________ is of extreme worry since several countries have had financial troubles and the scare of the Sochi games turned away many potential host cities
cost
Coubertin used social marketing by
creating a social change Olympism is the Olympic values the values needed to be marketed in order to gain support to start the Games he failed his first attempt to gain interest to the idea and had to go to work to gain support
the members of the IOC are not
delegates of their country within the IOC
what does the olympic symbol mean
designed by Coubertin in 1912 first used at the 1920 Belgium games five interlocked rings rings represent Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe it stands for the meeting of the athletes from throughout the world at the games 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 were chosen because at least one of these colors can be found in the flag of every nation
National Olympic Committees (NOCs) do what
develop, promote, and protect the Olympic Movement in their respective countries, in accordance with the Olympic Charter ex: in the US, our NOC is the USOC with the main headquarters in Colorado Springs each participating nation has an NOC the Kuwait NOC is suspended since 2015
the IOC transfer of knowledge programs help to
ensure that organizing committees avoid past errors and emulate best practice
what is the Olympic Movement
ensuring the regular occurrence of the Games building a peaceful and better world concerned with opportunities and quality of the Games
What was the Much Wenlock Society trying to do
establish a regular sporting event with the term Olympic
When Coubertin was 12, what were German archeologists doing
excavating Olympia at the historical site of the Ancient Games
the three main values of Olympism are
excellence, friendship, and respect they constitute the foundation on which the Olympic movement builds its activities to promote sport, culture, and education with a view to building a better world
__________ involving sporting activities had been common since the fourth century
festivals
what is the bidding process to host the games
first phase: the invitation interested cities are invited to a workshop at the IOC headquarters candidate cities are expected to present proposals that include a substantive process on how they will deliver excellent Games these proposals needs to not only worry about the Games themselves but discuss meeting the needs of the city to ensure a sustainable legacy there are 3 stages to this process: each stage delivers measurable to the IOC the city must be approved by the Executive Board to continue in the process if the city makes it through the process, the decision is sent to a vote at an IOC session
The IOC also helps to
fund the Olympic games by providing a significant contribution to the local organizing committees budget from the revenues it generates
The Nomos building activities does what
gives meaning and order to the olympics the relationship between formal ideology and functional behavior trying to make sense out of chaos
How did Pierre find inspiration for the basis of the IOC constitution
he visited Henly Royal Regatta organization in England where he learned of their "three concentric circles" to form their organization the nucleus, the nursery, and the facade. Those who were deeply committed, those would could be educated to the cause, and those whose position and influence could be useful
Responsibilities of the IOC medical commission
implementing the World Anti-Doping Code
Coubertin aimed to
improve recreation and introduce sports in schools he aimed at social reform through education he desired to reform French education
International Federations (IFs) are
international sport governing bodies ex: FIFA the governing body of international soccer
The French government charged Coubertin with the task of
investigating physical education
Coubertin visited Yales seeking
knowledge of how to include athletics into the French universities
Avery Brundage is the
lone IOC president not from Europe
Coubertin was obsessed with the idea of wealthy aristocrats competing in the games for
love of the sports not for financial gain
How does someone become a member of the IOC
new members are elected by the IOC session each candidature file is analyzed by the IOC nomination commission then forwarded to the executive board the executive board submits its proposals to the IOC session which then elects new members by secret ballot they are a self selecting board
the IOC's olympic games study commission has led the principle of permanent
new venues only being built in host cities where there is demonstrable legacy need, otherwise, venues should be renovated, or temporary venues put in place
__________ has continued to be an issues as we have seen in the Russian scandal
performance enhancing drugs and doping
Olympism is the
philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole of the qualities of body, will, and mind blending sport with culture and education seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the education value of good example, social responsibility, and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles
The Olympic rings were
planted by the German archeologists
The decision to host the first games in Athens carried a lot of
politcal ramifications Greece was politically unstable; yet they wanted to permanently host the games the decision to host the first games in athens was agreed upon then Paris would host the second
Pierre de Coubertin focused on
preserving the equilibrium of 'modern' individuals and society
the image of the olympic athlete changed to a
proto Nazi
Issues surrounding the olympic games threatening the olympic movement
racial gender inequity violence (terrorism) (security) doping european IOC board members (having input from other nations) commercialization (doing things only to make more money)
At 12 years old, Coubertin
read 'Tom Brown's Schooldays' and began to value physical education within schools
What is the 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..."
What was William Penny Brookes concerned with
social reform and rational recreation
The IOC executive board provides
support through finance, knowledge and expertise the work is directed through the IOC Coordination Commissions that are created for each edition of the Games they invite NOCs to participate in the games, send out invitations one year before the opening ceremony they also help athletes from developing nations reach a suitable standard to participate in the games
The IOC is the
supreme authority of the Olympic Movement
socialist values refer to a
system of social organization in which private property and the distribution of income are subject to social control and shared to the limit of disparity between the haves and have nots
Extrinsic value of sports
tangible qualities ex: trophies, medals, wins
The torch relay was created by
the Nazis for a political display of German power (bound Ancient Greece to the 3rd reich)
the focus of the Olympics is to be on
the athletes, not the countries
Pierre de Coubertin published a lot of works regarding
the importance of physical education and the Olympic Games
Coubertin was traumatized by
the quick defeat of France by the Prussians which led to him wanted to develop a system to make France's youth more like the Germans with physical fitness
In 1892 Coubertin made his first speech in Paris calling for
the revival of the International Olympic Games, saying it would be the "new free trade" of Europe
Secularization is
the transfer of ownership or control of something from a religious organization to the state
From the 17th century until the modern games,
there is evidence of small sporadic sport festivals, with some referencing the Olympics, all across Europe and even into North America later in the 19th century
The Olympics was not lost from memory because
there was a multi volume book on the Ancient Olympic Games published in 1419 and authors like Shakespeare, Rousseau, Byron, and others mentioned it
Rational Recreation is
those who want to control, order, and improve measure activities
Why did Coubertin restore the Olympic Games?
to ennoble independence and duration, and thus to enable incumbent upon them in the modern world
the main mission of the IOC is
to ensure the regular celebration of the Olympic Games support all affiliated member organizations of the Olympic Movement and strongly encourages the promotion of Olympic values
In the Paris Olympics in the 1900s...
two women's games were permitted, tennis and croquet
the term of office of members in the IOC is __________ for members elected before 1966
unlimited
Lawrence Lemieux
won medals in sailing 1988 was in second place in second leg in Korea high winds and two fellow athletes were injured he took action and dragged them on his boat, brought them to a rescue boat, then continued the race
Intrinsic value of sports
would it be competing against yourself as much as competing against others? the notion that after you achieve your best effort, you don't need anyone to tell you great job?
