OLYMPISM IS A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE, EXALTING AND COMBINING IN A BALANCED WHOLE THE QUALITIES OF BODY, WILL AND MIND. BLENDING SPORT WITH CULTURE AND EDUCATION, OLYMPISM SEEKS TO CREATE A WAY OF LIFE BASED ON THE JOY FOUND IN EFFORT, THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF GOOD EXAMPLE AND RESPECT FOR UNIVERSAL FUNDAMENTAL ETHICAL PRINCIPLES.
Excellence,Respect and Friendship
Excellence-The important thing is not winning, but taking part, making progress and enjoying the healthy combination of body, will and mind
Preserve Human Dignity —Demonstrate Respect
Friendship is at the heart of the Olympic Movement. It encourages us to see sport as an instrument for mutual understanding between individuals, and between people all over the world.
The number of women athletes at the Olympic Games is approaching 50 per cent.
Sport is one of the most powerful platforms for promoting gender equality and empowering women and girls. Gender equality is a top priority for the Olympic Movement. The two main aims are to make access to sport in general and the Olympic Games easier for female athletes, and to increase the number of women in sports administration and management.
#OLYMPICDAY CELEBRATES GETTING ACTIVE AND LIVING THE OLYMPIC VALUES. WE WORK, WE PLAY, WE DREAM. OF A BETTER SELF, OF A BETTER WORLD.
On 23 June, Olympic Day is celebrated all around the world: hundreds of thousands of people – young and old – get moving and participate in sporting and cultural activities, such as runs, exhibitions, music and educational seminars. Over the last two decades, the event has helped to spread the Olympic ideals to every corner of the world.
