Introduction: Olympic motto, also known as Olympic slogan or motto, is one of the slogans of the Olympic movement. Its content is: "Faster, higher and stronger". The following is the Olympic motto I compiled. Welcome to read!

Basic introduction

"Faster, higher and stronger." This proverb was put forward by Henry Martin Didong. Didong was a good friend of Coubertin. He founded a sports school in Paris on 189 1. 1895 He took the above motto as his school motto. Coubertin appreciated this and was praised by the members of the International Olympic Committee at that time. Later, upon the proposal of Coubertin and the official approval of the International Olympic Committee in 19 13, the above motto was formally written into the Olympic Constitution. 1920, at the Sixth International Olympic Congress, the decision of "swifter, higher and stronger" was adopted as a part of the emblem of the International Olympic Committee, and this motto officially became a part of the Olympic symbol.

purpose

The connotation of "faster, higher and stronger" is very rich. It fully expresses the spirit of continuous progress and never-ending struggle of the Olympic Movement and the spirit of daring to climb the peak. In the competition field, in the face of strong players, carry forward the fearless spirit of going forward bravely and dare to fight and win. We are never satisfied with ourselves, constantly overcoming ourselves, surpassing ourselves, reaching new goals and reaching a new realm. We must dare to conquer nature, overcome all kinds of restrictions brought by nature, and get rid of the bondage of nature in order to gain greater freedom.

Coubertin himself advocated "swifter, higher and stronger", and at the same time, he vigorously advocated "unity, peace and progress" as the most fundamental goal pursued by the Olympic Movement. "Unity, friendship, peace and progress" is not only the purpose of the Olympic Movement and world sports, but also the common goal that all mankind needs, yearns for and pursues.

Faith; believe

"Participation is more important than winning" is a famous saying widely circulated in the Olympic movement, and it is also an Olympic belief. This is a passage from the Bishop of Pennsylvania at the athletes' award ceremony organized by St. Paul on July 24th when Coubertin delivered an important speech at the reception banquet hosted by the British government during the 4th Olympic Games in London. 1908: "For the Olympic Games, participation is more important than winning." Coubertin also made an incisive explanation after quoting this sentence: "The important thing in life is not triumph but struggle. Its essence is not victory, but making human beings braver, stronger, more cautious and more generous." This is the guiding ideology of our International Olympic Committee. "

The value of "competition" lies in the noble quality, sincere attitude, dedication and ideal pursuit of "contestants", and its significance far exceeds rankings and medals. Only by participating can athletes constantly surpass themselves and others, find themselves faster, higher and stronger, and realize themselves. Therefore, "participation" consciousness is the spiritual pillar for most athletes in all countries and regions to participate in the Olympic Movement.

It is precisely because of the role of "participation" consciousness and "participation" spirit that the Olympic movement can develop to such a scale today, and its significance can greatly exceed the scope of competitive sports. It is precisely because of the participation of athletes from many countries and regions that have not won medals or rankings that the Olympic Games has promoted the growth and expansion of the Olympic Games itself, and made commendable contributions to the cause of "peace" all over the world and the progress of all mankind through the friendship and exchanges between athletes from various countries.

Historical process

1924 Paris Olympic Games

During the 8th Olympic Games in Paris from 65438 to 0924, the slogan "Faster, Higher and Stronger" was put forward, and three flags were raised at the closing ceremony: the flag of the International Olympic Committee, the flag of the host country and the flag of the next host country. The number of invited countries and regions jumped from 29 to 44. There are 65,438+0,000 journalists who participated in the coverage of the conference, which is also a signal that the Olympic Games is considered as a large-scale event by the public. 1924 is the 30th anniversary of the revival of the modern Olympic Movement. Paris, the birthplace of the International Olympic Committee, was chosen to host the Eighth Olympic Games to celebrate this anniversary. Paris became the first city to host two Olympic Games. The Games officially opened on July 5th, and the French President attended the opening ceremony. Mr. Coubertin took part in this grand ceremony for the last time as the president of the International Olympic Committee.

Before 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, it was not common to put forward Olympic slogans. "Give play to your role in history" is the slogan that organizers encourage local residents in publicity activities. Due to the lack of systematic organization and awareness of active publicity, these publicity activities are ineffective. However, from the beginning of this Olympic Games, slogan, as an important symbolic core content of an Olympic Games, has been paid more and more attention by the International Olympic Committee and the host city.

Barcelona Olympic Games

1992 The Barcelona Olympic Games in Spain is an unprecedented happy reunion of the Olympic family in the world. After the Moscow Olympic Games and the Los Angeles Olympic Games were boycotted by the United States and the Soviet Union, and the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games was boycotted by North Korea, the modern Olympic Games finally ushered in a happy reunion after years of low tide. Barcelona Olympic Games loudly shouted the slogan of "forever friends", which not only emphasized the eternal theme of friendship and peace in the Olympic spirit, but also expressed the expectations and aspirations of people all over the world, trying to give Barcelona Olympic Games a glorious historical position.

The slogan "Share the Olympic Spirit" of the Sydney Olympic Games in Australia was put forward by Sydney in 1992. At that time, Sydney was bidding for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Amazingly, since Sydney's Olympic bid, "sharing the Olympic spirit" has almost become the spiritual leader of the Sydney Olympic Games. Inspired and inspired a series of activities such as visual design and image promotion of the Sydney Olympic Games, and made great contributions to shaping the overall image of the Sydney Olympic Games.

Salt Lake City Olympic Games

From 65438 to 0995, Salt Lake City of the United States won the right to host the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, but Salt Lake City immediately fell into an endless bidding scandal. After the departure of the chairman of its organizing committee, the newly appointed chairman of the organizing committee of Salt Lake City believes that it is urgent to re-establish and correct the public image of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. It is against this background that the slogan "light the fire" came onto the stage. "Flame" is a symbol of justice and purity, and the burning "flame" in the heart is of course a metaphor for the inner heart of justice in this Winter Olympics. "Light a fire in my heart" was also written as the anthem of this Olympic Games and became the theme of its opening ceremony as a design concept.

"Light the fire in your heart" is a very successful slogan case in modern Olympic history: this slogan is not only profound, passionate and touching, but also provides a powerful visual expression, which provides a good guidance for various Olympic practices and has made great contributions to establishing the public image of the Olympic Games. "Light a fire in your heart" is regarded by the International Olympic Committee as the most successful Olympic slogan in history.

Athens Olympic Games

At the Athens Olympic Games held in 2004, the Greeks enthusiastically and proudly shouted the slogan "Welcome home". This not only includes the most sincere and warmest welcome of the Athens Olympic Games to all members of the global Olympic family, but also fully expresses the joy and pride of Greece's return to the Olympic Games as the birthplace of the Olympic Games.

Old and new aphorisms

Rogge put forward a new Olympic motto when he took office: "Cleaner, more humane and more United".

"Cleaner" embodies the firm belief of human beings to carry forward sports ethics and the determination to maintain fair competition in the Olympic movement;

"More humanity" is the persistent pursuit of the highest ideal of human nature, and the value, dignity and strength of human beings will be perfectly reflected and enhanced;

"More unity" is the deep call of mankind for the ideal of Olympic peace, which endows members of the Olympic family with unprecedented unity to promote the peace and development of human society in the new century.

The new Olympic motto represents people-oriented, fair competition, civilization progress, unity and the progress of the Olympic movement in the new century.

Direction, man's all-round development is the soul of the new motto.

Fair competition, honesty

The principle of "three publics": the cornerstone of the Olympic spirit

The principles of openness, fairness and justice have played an escort role for the Olympic spirit of "Faster, Higher and Stronger", making the world's best athletes stand convincingly under the five-ring flag.

The slogan is "What matters is participation, not victory." It is understood that before the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, it was not common to put forward slogans for an Olympic Games. "Give play to your role in history" is the slogan that organizers encourage local residents in publicity activities. Due to the lack of systematic organization and awareness of active publicity, these publicity activities are ineffective. However, from the beginning of this Olympic Games, slogan, as an important symbolic core content of an Olympic Games, has been paid more and more attention by the International Olympic Committee and the host city.

An old adage

Olympic motto "Faster! Higher! Stronger! " It not only refers to sports achievements, but also has a deeper meaning. It hopes that athletes will have a higher level and have the spirit of going forward bravely and constantly attacking. In addition, there are "sports is peace" and "what matters is not victory, but participation!" As a motto. The Sixth International Olympic Congress adopted "Faster! Higher! Stronger! " Slogan is an inseparable part of the IOC emblem. Olympic flag The International Olympic Committee has its own flag. The national flag has a white background and five interlocking rings in the middle, namely the Olympic rings. The colors of the rings from left to right are sky blue, yellow, black, green and red (monochrome can also be painted), which Coubertin chose because they can summarize the colors of the national flags of member countries, but later there were other explanations for these five colors. In the Olympic Review (No.40) published in 1979, the International Olympic Committee emphasized that the meaning of the Olympic flag and the five-ring flag is "a symbol of the unity of five continents, and athletes from all over the world gather at the Olympic Games in a fair and frank competition and friendly spirit. The flag of the International Olympic Committee was designed and produced in 19 13 according to Coubertin's idea. 19 14 Celebrates the 20th anniversary of the restoration of the modern Olympic Movement, which was first put forward at the Olympic Congress in Paris. 1920 During the Antwerp Olympic Games, the Belgian National Olympic Committee embroidered the same pennant and raised it at that Olympic Games. After the meeting, Belgium presented it to the International Olympic Committee and became the official flag of the International Olympic Committee. The flag handover ceremony has been held in the opening ceremony of previous Olympic Games. The representative of the host city of the last Olympic Games handed the flag to the President of the International Olympic Committee, who then handed it to the mayor of this host city, and then kept it in the municipal government building for four years before sending it to the next host city. The flags raised above the main venue of the last Olympic Games were substitutes. The flag of the Winter Olympics was presented by Oslo 1952, Norway, and the handover ceremony was the same as that of the Summer Olympics. According to the Olympic rules, the "Olympic rings" are the symbols of the Olympics and the special symbols of the International Olympic Committee. Without the permission of the IOC, no group or individual may use them for advertising or other commercial activities. The main reason why the International Olympic Committee put forward this request to national Olympic committees is to protect the purity of the Olympic movement and avoid the abuse and commercialization of the Olympic symbols. 1In August, 1986, the Chinese Olympic Committee issued a notice in this regard, in which it was mentioned that the IOC requested national Olympic committees to take necessary measures to protect the Olympic symbols, and it was explained that the Olympic symbols included not only the "Olympic rings", but also the Olympic emblem, mascot pattern and the emblem of national Olympic committees.