It originally refers to the ancestor worship of Zeus held in Olympia in ancient Greece; The sports competition in this activity is called "Olympia". During the Renaissance, people who studied ancient Greek culture began to call "Olympia" the "Ancient Olympic Games".
Because of academic discussions, poetry readings, art exhibitions and other cultural activities, people call the whole activity including Olympia "Olympics". In order to distinguish it from modern times, it is also called "Ancient Olympic Games".
Olympic motto:
In June, 20021,the IOC executive board held a video conference, indicating that the upcoming IOC plenary session in Tokyo would consider whether to add "more unity" after the Olympic motto "swifter, higher and stronger". Therefore, the Olympic motto has been updated to "Faster, Higher, Stronger-More United".
The purpose, content and function of the Olympics;
The purpose of the Olympic Games:
In the spirit of friendship, unity and fair competition, we will educate young people through sports activities with mutual understanding without any discrimination and the Olympic spirit, thus contributing to the establishment of a peaceful and better world. It can be highly summarized as "peace, friendship and progress".
The content of the purpose of the Olympic movement:
Make sports serve the harmonious development of mankind, thus improving human dignity; Promote mutual understanding among young people in the spirit of friendship, unity and fair competition, thus contributing to the establishment of a better peaceful world; Let the world's athletes gather in the Olympic Games, a grand sports event every four years.
The role of the Olympic Games:
Hosting the Olympic Games can provide more employment opportunities. On the one hand, the urban construction driven by the Olympic Games will strongly promote the adjustment of industrial structure, enhance the stamina of the sustainable development of urban economy, create more employment opportunities and improve the quality of employment.