"Unity, friendship and mutual assistance" should be "mutual understanding, friendship, unity and fair competition", which is the spirit of the Olympic Games.

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Olympic spirit

The Olympic Charter points out that the Olympic spirit is the spirit of mutual understanding, friendship, unity and fair competition. The Olympic spirit plays a very important guiding role in the Olympic movement.

First of all, the Olympic spirit emphasizes tolerance and understanding of cultural differences.

Secondly, the Olympic spirit emphasizes the fairness and justice of competitive sports.

Olympic motto and famous words

The motto "swifter, higher and stronger" was put forward by Henri Martin Didong, 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 Coubertin's proposal, 19 13 was officially approved by the International Olympic Committee, and the above motto was formally written into the Olympic Charter. 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. 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.

"Participation is more important than victory" is a passage quoted by the Bishop of Pennsylvania at the athletes' award ceremony organized by Sao Paulo when Coubertin delivered an important speech at the reception held by the British government during the 4th Olympic Games in London on July 24th. 1908: "Participation is more important than winning the Olympic Games." 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.