Olympic Games Article Flashcards
What was the purpose of the Olympics games
the olympic games was made to promote peace between nations.
Olympic rings
it represent the five continents and their flag colour
Olympic torch
It represent continuity and connection through time and space. It is lit at the game and marched from Greece to the host city
Parade of Nation
It represents international cooperation. A march from Greece to the host city
Olympic Hymm
It represents peaceful nationalism, meaning players was to wear their national uniform, picked by the IOC, and the winner’s flag and national anthem was raised and played during the winners ceremony.
“A religion with universal appeal”
It means that Olympics is considered a religion because it has the fundamental values of a twentieth-century religion.
1972 Olympics incident
A murder was committed, which introduced the political and social conflicts into the olympics. A palestinian reporter said that terrorist see olympics as a western world religion and uses olympics to make the world pay attention to them
Pierre Coubertin’s version of individualism
His version excluded women from participating in sports, and women have it harder than non-white or lower class athletes.
