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Who proposed the Olympic motto? An introduction to the origin of the Olympics

1. "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. Later, after Coubertin's proposal and the official approval of the International Olympic Committee in 1913, the above motto was officially written into the "Olympic Charter". 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.

2. "Participation is more important than winning" is a widely circulated saying of the Olympic Movement and the belief of the Olympics. This is when Coubertin made an important speech at a banquet hosted by the British government during the 4th Olympic Games in London on July 24, 1908, he quoted a passage from the Bishop of Pennsylvania at the athlete awarding ceremony organized by St. Paul: "For the Olympic Games, participation is more important than winning." Coubertin quoted this sentence and then gave an incisive explanation: "The important thing in life is not the triumph but the endurance. The essence is not to win but to make a success." Humanity becomes braver, stronger, more cautious and more generous. This is the guiding ideology of our International Olympic Committee.