OLYMPISM

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OLYMPISM

• Popi
• Georgia
• Ifigenia
• Malevi
• Krista

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What is Olympism?

• Ancient OlympismOlympism has its roots in the
  beliefs of the ancient Greeks, who encouraged
  people to develop their physical, moral,
  intellectual, cultural and artistic qualities
  harmoniously .
• Modern OlympismFrenchman Pierre de Coubertin is
  recognized as the father of modern Olympism. He
  modernized ancient Greek ideals and launched them
  to the rest of the world through the staging of a
  modern Olympic Games. Today, the festival
  celebrates the ideals which remain at the heart
  of Olympism.

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Goal of Olympism

• Olympism uses sport to promote the balanced
  development of people as an essential step in
  building a peaceful society that places a high
  value on human dignity.

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The Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement

• In 1993 the Danish Sports Federation and
  Danish National Olympic Committee merged into one
  organization, since then bearing the name
  National Olympic Committee and Sports
  Confederation of Denmark (DIF). DIFs Executive
  Board is National Olympic Committee for Denmark
  and decides in all matters concerning Danish
  participation in the Olympic Games. Thus the
  Executive Board determines the specific Danish
  qualification criteria for participation in the
  Olympic Games. The criteria are determined on the
  basis of recommendations from the joint DIF/Team
  Denmark Elite Sports Commission.   

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CANDIDATE TO ATHLETES COMMISSION

• Rights of AthletesI will protect and work for
  your rights in the Olympic movement, whether you
  are in sports as an amateur or as a professional.
   More-over, I will preserve the ideals of the
  Olympic Charter.
• HealthAs representative for you athletes I will
  work to protect the health of athletes and work
  against the use of doping.  We are the only
  people who have any real influence to get doping
  eliminated, and we will have to do this if we
  want fair play.
• TrainingYou can expect me to work for a
  flexible training system for Olympic athletes.
   Close cooperation with the training system is
  important in order to ensure flexible
  opportunities.   It is your future which is at
  stake.

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PASSION

• Over and above sporting exploits, Olympism is
  a source of multiple passions which unite the
  worlds of sport, art, culture and
  collections.Olympism is a state of mind and the
  Olympic Museum is its symbol.

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Olympism for the 21st Century New Life to a
Timeless Philosophy

• Introduction The Olympic Movement,
  sometimes referred to as Olympism, is a universal
  concept that is not defined simply. It is a
  philosophical ardor for life and the
  uncompromising pursuit of excellence. Just as
  individuals operate with a personal philosophy
  that guides their decision-making, Olympism, too,
  is philosophically directed through the elevated
  dimension of quality in how an individual
  conducts his/her life.
• Though these connections are sometimes
  complex, elusive and difficult to recognize,
  examining our own patterns of behavior as world
  citizens will reduce our distance and allow us to
  find our common ground. All become part of the
  whole when members of nations learn about global
  perspectives and become familiar with national
  issues -- this has been a long and historical
  pattern of the dynamics of relationships among
  many different people.

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• A Viewpoint on Olympism
• The good intentions of Olympism are indeed
  well-established, but not necessarily well known.
  A prevailing challenge in today's world is how to
  capture people's attention long enough to convey
  important and life enhancing messages. Being the
  difficult job it is, merely sharing information
  only illustrates the size of the challenge it is
  to effectively educate people. Education takes
  quality time and the perception, too often, is
  that simply receiving information is the same as
  education. Education is the process of learning
  conceptual ideas that leads to behavioral
  awareness or change. A clear distinction needs to
  be understood on this matter learning occurs
  only through practice

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• What is Valuable about Olympism Today?
• Olympism encourages exploration of self and
  how self relates to community in a local sense.
  The smallest local actions accumulate and make an
  important global contribution. Also, Olympism is
  a tool that can better unify the people of the
  world. As experience is gained, the ability to
  see and think about the global picture becomes a
  natural outcome. Finally, everyone could be a
  role model to someone. If we have more people
  living with the concepts of Olympism. in their
  daily lives, the philosophy will permeate our
  world at an exponential rate. The evolution of
  the principles of the Olympic Philosophy is
  essential. The Olympic Movement is much more than
  just the parent of the Modem Olympic Games, it is
  a choice that people can undertake by which to
  conduct their lives.

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• Transformation
• Educate coaches how purposefully teaching about
  Olympic values will contribute to more balanced
  individual athletes and ignite their personal
  desire to find their own personal excellence
  educate coaches how Olympic values will
  strengthen and improve team interaction and
  success administrators, teachers and coaches
  show personal interest and reward the adherence
  to the principles and make the experiences
  personal and valuable. There is a fine line
  between competition and cooperation -- both are
  essential and the fine line must be identified
  and honored for sport to be optimized
  successfully as an asset to society. Today's
  Olympic Movement must be challenged to assist
  with the removal of all barriers in allowing
  competitive excellence to be available to all.
  Sport within the Olympic Movement changes lives
  positively when performance excellence is sharply
  focused upon and established as a founding
  principle in life.