10 Basic Olympic Knowledge 1. What is the Olympic Movement? The Olympic Movement is an international social movement with the goals of promoting the all-round development of human physiology, psychology and social morality, communicating mutual understanding between people of various countries, popularizing Olympism around the world, and safeguarding world peace. It includes three major systems, namely the ideological system with Olympism as the core; the organizational system with the three pillars of the International Olympic Committee, International Sports Federations and national or regional Olympic committees as the backbone; and the Olympic Games as the cyclical climax. Activity content system. Olympism is a philosophy of life that enhances physical fitness, willpower and spirit and enables them to develop in an all-round way. Olympism seeks to integrate sport with culture and education to create a lifestyle that seeks joy in effort, the educational value of good example, and respect for basic principles of civility. 2. What is the purpose of the Olympic Movement? The purpose of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sports activities without any discrimination and in the Olympic spirit. 3. What is the spirit of the Olympic movement? The Olympic spirit is the spirit of mutual understanding, friendship, unity and fair competition. 4. What are the Olympic mottos and slogans? The Olympic motto, also known as the Olympic motto or slogan, is one of the purposes of the Olympic movement. The Olympic motto is: "Faster, Higher, Stronger." It is the International Olympic Committee's call to all those involved in the Olympic movement, calling on them to strive for excellence in the spirit of the Olympics. This motto was proposed by Didon, a close friend of Coubertin, at an outdoor event held by his students in 1895. Coubertin greatly appreciated it. After his proposal, it was officially approved by the International Olympic Committee in 1913. , making it the Olympic motto. In 1920 it became part of the Olympic logo. In addition, there is a widely circulated saying in the Olympic Movement: "It is about participating, not winning." This famous saying comes from a speech delivered by the Bishop of Pennsylvania at a religious ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral in London in 1908. Coubertin explained: "Just as the most important thing in life is not victory, but struggle, not conquest, but struggle." 5. What does the Olympic flag look like? The Olympic flag has a white background and is borderless, with five interconnected rings in the center. The colors of the rings from left to right are blue, yellow, black, green and red (it can also be drawn in a single color). It was designed in 1913 according to Coubert. Designed and produced with Dan's idea in mind. It was raised for the first time at the Olympic Congress in Paris in 1914 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the restoration of the modern Olympic movement. There has been a flag handover ceremony at the closing ceremonies of all previous Olympic Games. The representative of the host city of the current Olympic Games will hand the flag to the President of the International Olympic Committee, who will then hand the flag to the mayor of the next host city, and then keep the flag in the city hall. The Olympic flag hoisted over the main venue of the Games is a surrogate. 6. What does the Olympic symbol represent? The Olympic logo consists of five Olympic rings, which can be one color or several colors. If colors are used, the colors of the five rings are defined as blue, yellow, black, green, and red. The rings are connected to each other from left to right, with the blue, black, and red rings on the top and the yellow and green rings on the bottom. The "Olympic Charter" stipulates: "The Five Olympic Rings" are the symbol of the Olympic movement and the exclusive logo of the International Olympic Committee. No group or individual may use them for advertising or other commercial activities without the permission of the International Olympic Committee. The colors of the Olympic flag and emblem were selected by Coubertin because they summarized the colors of the national flags of each member state. But later there were other explanations for these five colors. The "Olympic Review" (Issue 40) published by the International Olympic Committee in 1979 emphasized that the meaning of the flag and the five rings is to symbolize the unity of the five continents and the fair, frank competition and friendly spirit of athletes from all over the world. Get together at the Olympics. 7. What does the Olympic flame symbolize? The flame burning in the main venue during the Olympic Games is the Olympic flame, which symbolizes light, unity, friendship, peace and justice. The sacred fire originated from ancient Greek myths and legends. In order to save the hungry and cold mankind, the ancient Greek god Prometheus stole fire and brought it to the world without telling Zeus. Once the fire reaches the world, it can never be taken back. Zeus had to stipulate that before lighting the sacred fire, he must be sacrificed to him. According to this myth, a grand lighting ceremony must be held before the opening of the ancient Olympic Games. The priest would light the Olympian Fire from the altar. All athletes would run towards the torch together. The first three athletes to arrive would hold the torch high and run across Greece. Legend has it that Order to stop all wars and start the Olympic Games held every four years. After the restoration of the modern Olympic movement, Coubertin proposed the lighting of the Olympic flame in 1912, and the ceremony for lighting the Olympic flame began in 1928. Since 1936, the Olympic flame has been lit from Olympia, Greece, the hometown of the Olympic Games, and then relayed to the host country. It arrives at the host city the day before the opening of the Olympic Games. It enters the venue during the opening ceremony and is usually lit on the tower by famous athletes from the host country. Fireworks until the closing ceremony. The Winter Olympics began lighting the cauldron in 1952.

8. How many Olympic Games have been held and in which countries? Time and place of the Games Country and region Athletes 1 1896 4.6 -4.15 Athens, Greece 13 295 2 1900 5.20-10.28 Paris, France 21 1077 3 1904 7.1 -11.23 St. Louis, USA 12 554 4 1908 4.27-10.31 London, UK 22 2034 5 1912 5.5 -7.22 Stockholm, Sweden 28 2504 6 1916 Not held due to World War I 7 1920 4.20 -9.12 Antwerp, Belgium 29 2591 8 1924 5.4 -7.27 Paris, France 44 3075 9 1928 5.17-8.12 Amsterdam, the Netherlands 46 2971 10 1932 7.30-8.14 Los Angeles, United States 38 1331 11 1936 8 . 1 -8.16 Berlin, Germany 49 3980 12 1940 Not held due to World War II 13 1944 Not held due to World War II 14 1948 7．29-8．14 London, England 58 4062 15 1952 7． 19-8.3 Helsinki, Finland 69 5867 16 1956 11.22-12.8 Melbourne, Australia 67 6.10 -6.17 Stockholm, Sweden 29 3342 17 1960 8.25-9.11 Rome, Italy 84 5396 18 1964 10.10 -11.10 Tokyo, Japan 94 5586 19 1968 10.12-10.27 Mexico City, Mexico 113 6626 20 1972 8.26-9.11 Munich, Germany 122 7894 21 1976 7.17-8.1 Montreal, Canada 88 6189 22 1980 7.19-8.3 Moscow, Soviet Union 81 5923 23 1984 7.28-8.12 Los Angeles, United States 140 7055 24 1988 9.17-10.2 Seoul, South Korea 160 9417 25 1992 7.25-8.9 Cerona, Spain 172 10563 26 1996 7.19-8.4 Atlanta, USA 197 10788 27 2000 9.15-10.1 Sydney, Australia 199 10651 28 2004 Athens, Greece 201 11099 29 2008 Beijing, China 9. How many Olympic Games has my country participated in, and what are its results? In 1928, the International Olympic Committee approved my country to send a delegation to participate in the 9th Olympic Games held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. At that time, due to lack of preparation, our country only sent Song Ruhai and others as observers but did not participate in the competition. Before 1949, China participated in the 10th, 11th, and 14th Olympic Games successively. Due to historical reasons at the time, China did not achieve relatively good sports results. After 1949, athletes from New China participated in the 15th, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th Summer Olympics successively, and achieved relatively brilliant results. In the 23rd Olympic Games, Xu Haifeng won China's first gold medal, achieving a breakthrough of "zero" Olympic gold medals in our country. In this Olympic Games, our country achieved good results in terms of gold medals and ranking fourth in total number of medals, winning 15 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 9 bronze medals respectively. In the 25th Olympic Games, our country won 16 gold medals, 22 silver medals, and 16 bronze medals. The total number of gold medals and medals ranked fourth in the world. In the 26th Olympic Games, our country won 16 gold medals, 22 silver medals, and 12 bronze medals. The total number of gold medals and medals ranked fourth in the world. In the 27th Olympic Games, our country won 28 gold medals and 59 medals, ranking third in the world in total gold medals and medals. In the 28th Olympic Games, our country won 32 gold medals, ranking second in the world, and won 63 medals, ranking third in the world. Since 1980, our country has participated in the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Winter Olympics. At the 16th Winter Olympics, Chinese athlete Ye Qiaobo won China's first medal, achieving a breakthrough of "zero" Winter Olympic medals. At this Winter Olympics, our country won 3 silver medals. At the 17th Winter Olympics, our country won 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals. In the 18th Winter Olympics, our country won 6 silver medals and 2 bronze medals. In the 19th Winter Olympics, our country won 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 4 bronze medals. At the 20th Winter Olympics, our country won 2 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 5 bronze medals. 10. What is the mascot of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008? Fuwa is the mascot of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. Its colors and inspiration come from the five Olympic rings, China's vast mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, and people's favorite animal images. Fuwa conveys friendship, peace, a proactive spirit and the good wishes of harmonious coexistence between man and nature to children around the world.

Fuwa are five cute and close friends. Their shapes incorporate the images of fish, giant pandas, Tibetan antelopes, swallows and the Olympic flame. Each doll has a catchy name: "Beibei", "Jingjing", "Huanhuan", "Yingying" and "Nini". In China, overlapping names are a way to express love for children. a traditional way. When you put the names of the five dolls together, you will read "Beijing welcomes you" as Beijing's warm invitation to the world. Fuwa represents dreams and aspirations of the Chinese people. Their prototypes and headdresses contain their connection with the ocean, forest, fire, earth and sky. Their image design applies the expression method of traditional Chinese art to show the splendid culture of China.