The author of "Ode to Sports" is Coubertin.
1. Coubertin’s full name was Pierre de Coubertin (January 1, 1863 - September 2, 1937), who was born in Paris, France. Coming from a noble family, he inherited a large inheritance from his parents when he grew up. Inherited the title of baronet. is a historian, educator and humanist. In 1892 he called for the revival of the Olympic movement. He made great contributions to the Olympic movement and is known as the "Father of the Olympics".
2. Coubertin loved sports in his youth. Graduated from the Lycée Saint-Ignace in Paris in 1880; later studied at the School of Political Science and received three degrees in literature, science and law. He likes rhetoric, history and competitive sports, and is especially interested in the history of the ancient Olympic Games in ancient Greek history. After graduating from university, he was keen on education and sports and served as the general secretary of the French Athletics Association. From 1875 to 1881, the ruins of the ancient Greek Olympic Games were continuously excavated, which aroused great interest in Coubertin and gave him the idea of ????reviving the ancient Olympic Games. In 1893, with the unremitting efforts of Coubertin, the Olympic Revival Conference was held in Paris. Representatives of 12 European and American countries unanimously approved the charter to restore the Olympic movement and decided to hold the first modern Olympic Games in Greece in April 1896.
3. In 1913, Coubertin designed the emblem and flag for the International Olympic Committee. The flag pattern is white and borderless, with five interlocking colored rings of blue, yellow, black, green and red. Coubertin served as the president of the International Olympic Committee for 27 years. He advocated the Olympic spirit throughout his life and was known as the "Father of the Olympics". In 1925, Coubertin resigned as president of the International Olympic Committee. In September 1937, Coubertin passed away in Geneva. In accordance with his will, his heart was buried under Mount Colonus in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic movement.
4. His father, Charles de Coubertin, was a famous watercolor painter. His mother, Mary, was also of noble descent. Coubertin inherited a large fortune from his parents. "Ode to Sports" is a beautiful and moving prose poem published under a pseudonym by Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, when the 5th Olympic Games was held in Stockholm, Sweden in 1912. The work won the gold medal in the first Olympic Literary and Art Competition. This work created a huge sensation at the time. "Ode to Sports" has gone through many years, during which time it has been loved by people, eager to be the first to recite it, and has eternal charm.
5. The significance of the work "Ode to Sports": The contemporary significance of "Ode to Sports" Poetry is a language art. As a practical way of human culture, it has many social Function and value. The contemporary significance of poetry is closely related to its social cognitive and educational functions.
From a profound ideological point of view, or from an artistic aesthetic point of view, "Ode to Sports" can be regarded as one of the outstanding poems in the history of the Olympic movement. It will always be a righteous song of the Olympic Games, and it will always be a battle call urging people to advance to the realm of "higher, faster, stronger". The Olympic spirit and aesthetic power of Coubertin's "Ode to Sports" will inspire and inspire generations to come! All the children of the earth will use it as a standard and goal to create a better future for mankind.
6. "Ode to Sports" is a classic work in the history of modern world sports. It is the embodiment of Coubertin's sports thoughts and the sublimation of the Olympic ideal. It enthusiastically praises the social functions of sports and the great ideals of mankind in the language of beautiful poetry. From ancient times to the present, I have never seen anyone with such a high evaluation and profound understanding of sports as Coubertin. If you want to truly understand the Olympic movement, you must first study Coubertin's sports thoughts; if you want to understand Coubertin's sports thoughts, you must read his immortal poem "Ode to Sports".