The motto of the Olympic Games is: "Faster, Higher, Stronger - More United".

"Faster, higher, stronger." This motto was proposed by Henri Martin Didon. Didon was a good friend of Coubertin. In 1891 he founded a sports school in Paris. In 1895, he adopted the above motto as the school's motto. Coubertin appreciated this very much and was praised by the members of the International Olympic Committee at that time.

The above motto was formally written into the Olympic Charter after being proposed by Coubertin and officially approved by the International Olympic Committee in 1913. In 1920, at the 6th International Olympic Congress, the decision was adopted to include "Faster, Higher, Stronger" as part of the emblem of the International Olympic Committee, and this motto officially became part of the Olympic logo.

In July 2021, the 138th Plenary Session of the International Olympic Committee voted on the 20th and agreed to add "More United" after the Olympic motto "Faster, Higher, Stronger". The four words together are presented as "faster, higher, stronger - more united".

The connotation of the Olympic Games motto

The connotation of "faster, higher, stronger" is very rich. It fully expresses the Olympic movement’s spirit of continuous progress and never-satisfied struggle, and its spirit of not being afraid of hardships and daring to reach new heights.

In the competition field, facing strong opponents, we should carry forward the fearless spirit of courage, dare to fight and dare to win. Never be satisfied with yourself, constantly defeat yourself, surpass yourself, achieve new goals, and reach new realms. We must dare to conquer nature, overcome the various restrictions that nature brings to human beings, break away from the constraints of nature on us, and gain greater freedom.

While Coubertin himself admired "faster, higher, stronger", he also strongly advocated "unity, peace and progress" as the most fundamental goals pursued by the Olympic movement. "Unity, friendship, peace and progress" is now not only the purpose of the Olympic Movement and world sports, but also the common goal that all mankind needs, yearns for and pursues.