1. Where is the birthplace of the Olympic movement?
Olympia is the birthplace of the Olympic movement, located about 300 kilometers southwest of Athens, the capital of Greece.
2. Who was the founder of the ancient Olympic Games?
The founder of the ancient Olympic Games was Ifitus.
3. How did the Olympic torch originate?
The Olympic torch originated from the story of Prometheus in ancient Greek mythology who stole fire from heaven for mankind. In order to commemorate this mythical hero, the ancient Olympic Games adopted the ceremony of lighting the sacred flame.
4. Who sculpted "The Discus Thrower"?
Sculpted by the great ancient Greek sculptor Myron in the 5th century BC, "The Discus Thrower" has been preserved to this day. It vividly reproduces the skillful and graceful throwing posture of the athlete.
5. Who is the founder of the modern Olympics?
The founder of the modern Olympic movement was Coubertin, who served as the second president of the International Olympic Committee.
6. Who is the author of the famous "Ode to Sports"?
Coubertin published his famous poem "Ode to Sports" at the Fifth Olympic Games.
7. When was the International Olympic Committee born?
On June 23, 1894, at the "Congress for the Restoration of the Olympic Games" held in Paris, France, the International Olympic Committee was formally established.
8. Who was the first president of the International Olympic Committee?
The first president of the International Olympic Committee was the Greek poet Vikelas.
9. Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee?
The International Olympic Committee is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, known as the "Garden City" of the world.
10. What kind of organization is the International Olympic Committee?
The International Olympic Committee is a legal entity with legal status and permanent inheritance rights, and is a non-profit organization.
11. What is the official language used by the International Olympic Committee?
The "Olympic Charter" stipulates that the official languages ??of the International Olympic Committee are French and English, so IOC members must be able to speak English or French. In recent years, Spanish, Russian and German have been added. These five languages ??are public languages ??and are spoken simultaneously at meetings. If there is any discrepancy between the English version and the French version of important documents of the International Olympic Committee, including the Olympic Constitution, the French version shall prevail.
12. What is the purpose of the Olympic Movement?
The Olympic Charter clearly stipulates that the purpose of the Olympic Movement is: to make sports serve the harmonious development of mankind to enhance human dignity; to promote mutual interaction among young people in the spirit of friendship, unity and fair play. Understand, thereby helping to build a better and peaceful world; allowing the world's athletes to gather together in the Olympic Games, a grand sports festival held every four years.
13. What is the spirit of the Olympics? Who proposed it?
The Olympic spirit is concentrated in the purposes and mottos and slogans that the Olympic Movement has always followed. "Peace, friendship and progress" is a high-level summary of the Olympic purpose. "Faster, higher, stronger" is the Olympic motto. The slogan "Participation, not victory, is important" reflects the international and broad mass character of the Olympic movement.
14. What is the motto of the Olympic Movement? Who proposed it?
The motto of the Olympic Movement is "Faster, Higher, Stronger". This motto was proposed in 1895 by Henri-Martin Didon, an old friend of Coubertin.
15. Who formulated the first Olympic Charter?
The first Olympic Charter was personally formulated by Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic movement.
16. Who are the members of the International Olympic Committee Executive Committee?
The International Olympic Committee Executive Committee is composed of 1 chairman, 4 vice-chairmen, and 6 executive members***.
17. Which country did the first female executive member of the International Olympic Committee come from, and what was her name?
In 1990, Venezuelan Isava Fonseca was elected to the Executive Committee. She was the first female executive member of the International Olympic Committee since its establishment in 1894.
18. How many presidents has the International Olympic Committee had? Who is the seventh?
Since 1894, seven people have served as president of the International Olympic Committee. The seventh president of the International Olympic Committee is Juan Antonio Samaranch.
19. Which International Olympic Committee president was Coubertin?
Pierre de Coubertin was the second president of the International Olympic Committee.
20. Who is the honorific title "Father of the Olympics"?
Paul de Coubertin is known as the "Father of the Olympics".
21. When is the Olympic Day?
June 23, 1894, has epoch-making historical significance for the development of the modern Olympic movement. In 1986, the International Olympic Committee decided to designate June 23 of each year as "Olympic Day".
22. What is Olympiad and what are its principles?
The cycle of the Olympic Games is called the Olympiad. The modern Olympic Games have always followed the Olympiad principle, that is, if the Olympic Games cannot be held as scheduled due to war, every leap year is still regarded as one.
23. In what year and where was the first Olympic Games held?
The first Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
24. What is the pattern of the Olympic flag? What's the meaning?
The Olympic flag is white and borderless, with five interconnected rings in the center. The colors from left to right are blue, yellow, black, green, and red. The five rings symbolize the unity of the five continents and the gathering of athletes from all over the world in the Olympic Games in a spirit of fair play and friendship.
25. What is the name of the Olympic song, and who are the authors of the lyrics and music?
This piece of music is the "Olympic Hymn" composed by the Greek Spyros Samaras and lyrics by Costis Palamas.
26. When was the Olympic medal established and what are its categories?
The Olympic Medal is an award established by the International Olympic Committee in 1974. It is divided into three levels: gold, silver and bronze. The gold medal is awarded to national leaders who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the Olympic movement; the silver medal is awarded to national Olympic committees or sports leaders and celebrities who have established outstanding achievements in sports.
27. How many people in China have won Olympic medals?
China has received 19 medals. They are Wan Li, Rong Gaotang, Zhong Shitong, Huang Zhong, Li Menghua, Chen Xian, Lu Jindong, Song Zhong, Wu Shaozu, Li Tieying, Xu Yinsheng, Xu Just wait.
28. When was the Olympic Cup established and to what group was it awarded?
The award was established in 1906 based on Coubertin's suggestion. The trophy is awarded to institutions and groups that have made outstanding contributions to the development of the Olympic movement.
29. When will China win the Olympic Cup?
April 28, 1986.
30. How are the competition events of the Olympic Games defined and what principles should be followed? Generally, the decision is made through tripartite consultation between the International Olympic Committee, the international individual sports organizations recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the host city. There are three basic principles for determining Olympic sports competitions: A. It must be a sport that is commonly carried out around the world; B. A sport that is beneficial to promoting physical health; C. A sport that currently has unified competition regulations and rules .
41. How did marathon running come about?
The first Olympic Games began to set up the "marathon" competition event. The "marathon" competition has a touching story: Marathon is a place name in Greece.
In 490 BC, Greece fought a fierce battle with the army sent by the Persian emperor in the Marathon Valley. With no reinforcements outside, the Athenian army united as one, used correct tactics and skills, and defeated the Persian invading army with a small number. , achieved a brilliant victory. Pheidippides, who served as a messenger at the time, was ordered to tell the residents of Athens as soon as possible the news of the victory, so that the suffering compatriots could share the joy of the victory earlier. Regardless of the long distance, he ran from Marathon to Athens in one breath. When he arrived in Athens, he was exhausted. He just said "We are victorious" and fell down in the square and closed his eyes.
The French linguist Michel Brill, who had visited Greece for inspection, admired this patriotic soldier in the Battle of Marathon very much. He wrote a long letter to Coubertin, suggesting that in 1896 In the first Olympic Games in 2008, a long-distance running event named "Marathon" was added to commemorate this tragic victim. He also proposed that he would donate a "Brill" silver cup as a reward for the champion. This suggestion was readily adopted. Since then, the marathon has become popular among the people and has been a traditional event in the Olympic Games.
The distance of the Athens Marathon is the route that Pheidippides ran in the past, which is 40 kilometers. The marathon distance of the second Olympic Games was 40.260 kilometers, the third Olympic Games was 40 kilometers, and the official distance of the fourth Olympic Games final marathon was 42.195 kilometers. This is because when the fourth London Olympics was held in 1908, members of the British royal family wanted to watch the marathon. The organizing committee arranged for the starting point to be in front of the lawn of Windsor Palace and the end point to be at the White City Sports Ground. The distance is 26 miles, but there are still 385 yards from the whole distance to the royal family, so the whole distance is 26 miles and 385 yards, which is 42.195 kilometers after conversion.
42. What is the Olympic cycle?
The Olympic cycle refers to the four consecutive years from the beginning of this Olympic Games to the opening of the next Olympic Games, which is called an Olympic cycle. The modern Olympic Games cycle begins with the first Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896. Thereafter, even if a certain Olympic Games cannot be held for some reason (such as the 6th, 12th, 13th, etc.), they should still be counted in order. The Olympic cycle only applies to the Summer Olympics (the Winter Olympics are calculated based on the actual number of events).
43. What is the Olympic Village?
The Olympic Village is a place dedicated to accommodation for athletes participating in the Olympic Games. When the 8th Olympic Games was held in Paris, France in 1924, the French built a row of wooden structures in the sports ground specifically for the participating athletes. This was the prototype of the Olympic Village. At the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, the United States built special dormitories for all participants and staff for the first time, which was later called the "Olympic Village." This successful experience has attracted the attention of the International Olympic Committee. Later, the International Olympic Committee clearly stipulated in the Olympic Charter that the host country should provide good and specialized accommodation for male and female athletes to allow athletes and sports team officials to live together. The location of the village should be near the main stadium and practice field.
44. How is the number of Olympic gold medals calculated?
The number of gold medals in the Olympic Games is calculated based on the competition events (number of individual events), not based on the actual number of gold medals awarded. This is because there are many collective events in the Olympic Games, such as ball games, relay races, etc. Each of the winning teams participating in the finals will receive a gold medal, but when calculating the total number of gold medals, only one gold medal is counted for each event. The calculation method for silver and bronze medals is the same as that for gold medals.
45. What happened to the "Black September Incident" in Munich?
The 20th Summer Olympics in 1972 was held in Munich from August 26 to September 10. In the early morning of September 5, five Palestinian "Black September" elements suddenly attacked the Olympic Games. Village, captured 9 Israeli athletes and 2 Israeli security personnel, took them hostage, and threatened the Israeli authorities to release 256 Palestinians being held in custody. The German police tried their best to rescue, but failed, and 11 hostages were killed. This bloody tragedy became known as the "Munich Incident" or "Black September Incident".
As a result, the Olympic Games were forced to suspend for one day and postponed to September 11. This was the first time in the history of the Olympic Games. This bloody incident shocked the sports community and prompted subsequent Olympic Games to strengthen security.
46. Which Olympic Games had more reporters than athletes?
At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, due to large-scale collective boycotts by African countries, 28 African countries withdrew from the competition. Therefore, the number of athletes was only 6,153, while the number of reporters was 7,886. Thus, for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the phenomenon of "prestige over the host" appeared.
47. When did the television broadcast of the Olympic Games begin?
At the 1923 Olympic Games held in Berlin, television was used for the first time to broadcast live to Berlin citizens gathered in public places. After the Second World War in 1948, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) broadcast the Olympic Games held in London on television. There were only 4,559 television sets in the United Kingdom.
48. In which year was the first use of satellite to broadcast the Olympic Games?
At the 18th Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1964, satellites were used for the first time to broadcast live games to all parts of the world.
49. When did the Olympics start using electronic scoring equipment?
At the 10th London Olympics in 1948, a large electronic scoreboard was installed in the stadium, which announced the results and rankings of athletes quickly for the first time. The actual use of advanced electronic scoring equipment began in 1972 The Munich Olympics started in 2016.
50. In which year was the first use of high-definition television to broadcast the Olympic Games?
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Philips sent 300 technical personnel to broadcast the Olympic Games to European audiences through satellite for the first time.