How do the five Olympic rings represent the world?
“A white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red is symbolic; it represents the five inhabited continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colors are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.”
Why are the linked rings an Olympic symbol?
Coubertin intended the rings’ connection to each other to embody a unified world. According to Coubertin, the rings also reflect a world bonded together by the goals of Olympism, a set of values highlighted in the Olympic Charter (the guidelines for the Games).
What are the 3 core Olympic values?
Excellence, Respect and Friendship
What are all the Olympic values?
The three values of Olympism are excellence, friendship and respect. They constitute the foundation on which the Olympic Movement builds its activities to promote sport, culture and education with a view to building a better world.
What are the 4 Olympic values?
Get Set’s Olympic and Paralympic Values campaign explore the Olympic Values of respect, excellence and friendship and the Paralympic Values of determination, inspiration, courage, and equality – helping to build young people’s character and resilience both in and out of sport.
What are the 4 Paralympic values?
The IPC sets out four values: Courage, Determination, Inspiration and Equality.
What are the 7 Paralympic values?
The Paralympic Values
- Determination. No one that has ever had the privilege of watching a Paralympic event will question the determination that each one of the participants possess.
- Courage.
- Inspiration.
- Equality.
What are the 6 sporting values?
Inspired by sporting values For example, linked to the School Games, young people achieve personal excellence through six values – honesty, teamwork, respect, self-belief, passion and determination.
What is the difference between the Olympics and the Paralympics?
The primary difference between the Olympics and Paralympics is that while most of the participants in the Olympics are able-bodied, the participants in the Paralympics are affected by some form of physical disability. The Paralympics originally started as a way to help soldiers that had been wounded in World War II.