Olympic Motto is also called the Olympic slogan or the Olympic motto. The Olympic movement has a famous motto: "Faster, higher, stronger." (Citius, Altius, Fortius) This motto was coined by Coubertin's friend Henri Didon, the abbot of Aquière Abbey in Paris. At an outdoor sports meeting held by his students in 1895, he said something when encouraging the students: "Here, your slogan is: Higher, Faster, Stronger."
Coubertin borrowed this sentence and applied it to the Olympic movement. It was approved by the International Olympic Committee in 1913 and officially recognized as the Olympic motto by the International Olympic Committee in 1920. It was used for the first time at the Antwerp Olympic Games and became part of the Olympic logo. Since then, the Olympic motto in Latin "Citius, Artius, Fortius" has appeared in various publications of the International Olympic Committee. The Olympic motto fully expresses the spirit of continuous improvement and never-satisfied struggle advocated by the Olympic movement. Although there are only 6 short words, its meaning is very rich. It not only means that in competitive sports, you must not be afraid of strong opponents, dare to fight and win, but also encourages people to not be content with mediocrity in their lives and work, and to Be energetic, always enterprising, surpass yourself, and maximize your potential.
At the beginning of taking office, Rogge proposed a new Olympic motto: "Cleaner, More Humane, More United."
“Cleaner” reflects mankind’s firm belief in promoting sports ethics and determination to maintain fair competition in the Olympic movement;
“More humane” is the persistence of the supreme ideal of humanity. Pursuing, human value, human dignity and human power will be perfectly reflected and exalted;
“More unity” is mankind’s deep call for the Olympic ideal of peace, and it is placed on the members of the Olympic family in the new century. Promote peace and development of human society with more unprecedented unity.
The new Olympic motto represents the people-oriented, fair competition and civilization, unity, and progress direction of the Olympic movement in the new century
The all-round development of people is the soul of the new motto.
Fair competition, based on integrity
The "Three Fairnesses" principle: the cornerstone of the Olympic spirit
The principles of openness, fairness and justice are the basis for "faster, higher The Olympic spirit of "stronger, stronger" has played a "protecting" role, allowing the world's best athletes to stand convincingly under the five-ring flag.
The slogan is "Participation, not victory, is important." It is understood that the practice of proposing slogans for an Olympic Games was not common before the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. "Play your part in history (PlayaPart in History)" is the slogan used by organizers in the campaign to encourage local residents. These publicity activities are generally ineffective due to the lack of systematic organization and insufficient awareness of active promotion. However, starting from this Olympic Games, slogans, as an important and iconic core content of an Olympic Games, have received more and more attention from the International Olympic Committee and the host city.
The 1992 Barcelona Olympics in Spain was an unprecedented reunion of the world Olympic family - after experiencing the Moscow Olympics and Los Angeles Olympics, which were boycotted by the United States and the Soviet Union, and the 1988 Seoul Olympics, which were boycotted by North Korea, the modern Olympics Finally a big reunion came after years of lows. The Barcelona Olympic Games loudly shouted the slogan "Forever Friends", which not only emphasized the eternal theme of friendship and peace in the Olympic spirit, but also expressed the common expectations and aspirations of people all over the world. It also tried to use this to Giving Barcelona the historic place of Olympic glory.
The slogan "Share the Olympic Spirit" for the Sydney Olympic Games in Australia was proposed by Sydney in 1992. At that time, Sydney was in the midst of the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The end. What is impressive is that "Sharing the Olympic Spirit" has almost become the spiritual leader of the Sydney Olympics since the beginning of Sydney's bid for the Olympics. It has inspired and inspired a series of activities such as the visual design and image promotion of the Sydney Olympics, and has contributed to shaping the overall image of the Sydney Olympics. Made a huge contribution.
In 1995, Salt Lake City in the United States won the right to host the 2002 Winter Olympics, but Salt Lake City immediately fell into endless bidding scandals. After the chairman of its organizing committee resigned due to this, the newly appointed chairman of the Salt Lake City Olympic Organizing Committee believed that the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics urgently needed to re-establish and correct its fair image. The slogan "Light the Fire within" (Light the Fire within) took the stage under this background. The "Holy Fire" is a symbol of justice and purity, and the "Holy Fire" burning in the heart is of course a metaphor for this Winter Olympics. A righteous inner mind. "Light the Fire in the Heart" was also composed as the anthem of this Olympic Games, and as a design concept became the theme of its opening ceremony.
"Light the Fire in the Heart" is a very successful slogan case in the history of the modern Olympics: this slogan is not only profound, full of passion and touching, but also provides a strong visual expression and provides a powerful platform for all people. This Olympic practice provides good guidance and contributes a lot to establishing a fair image of the Games. "Light the fire in your heart" is considered by the International Olympic Committee to be the most successful Olympic slogan in history.
At the 2004 Athens Olympics, the Greeks enthusiastically and proudly shouted the slogan "Welcome Home". This not only includes the most sincere and warmest welcome from the Athens Olympics to all members of the global Olympic family, but also fully expresses the joy and pride of Greece, the birthplace of the Olympics, in the return of the Olympic Games to its hometown.