Pierre de Coubertin

Achieving Commercial Viability vs. Upholding Olympism and the Olympic Values: Critically Consider the Strategic Position of the IOC Baron Pierre de Coubertin, created the concept of Olympism, which is defined as “a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind.” (Olympism as a Philosophy of Social Reform) However, as rising costs became a more apparent threat for host countries, the IOC decided to compromise olympism for commercialism in order

Olympics games date back to 776 B.C. Which games were devoted to the Olympian Gods and were held in Olympia Greece. In ancient time only the noble class people and men were allowed to participate in the games. And the athletes only participated in few games. Today's Olympic Games are the inspiration of these ancient games. Many changes have taken place in past decade. In ancient period only people from Greece participated in the event, but in the modern Olympic Games people including both men and

Often, driving down the street, most people don’t see little girls outside bouncing an orange basketball shooting hoops in their driveways. Let’s say a little girl, at the age of only seven years old has a dream of becoming a basketball player ever since the day she picked up the ball in her hands. That little girl is most likely going to have her dreams crushed by the cruel reality of equality of opportunity in sports in high school or college. Studies show that “By age 14, girls are dropping

The Importance of the Olympic Games Naked men running around competing against each other was once a common thing in the Olympics. Even though it sounds pretty gross, it was a true thing that happened in ancient times. The ancient Greek Olympics, although very long ago, have had a lasting effect on our society today. According to World History teacher Laron Johnson, the Greek Empire started in 8th Century BC. The Greeks have always valued competition; they constantly fought with each other as well

each other and win medals for their victories. Until today, no one was able to get more medals in any modality than an American swimmer called Michael Phelps, who is still competing and will participate in the next Olympics Games to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Phelps holds the highest number of swimming records, is considered the most successful Olympiad of all times, and is an object of national pride for the United States. Americans have given a lot of importance to sports since the beginning

At first thought, it may be difficult to understand any possible connection between sports and politics. The New International Webster's Dictionary of the English Language defines politics as 'the science of government', and sports as 'a particular game or physical activity pursued for diversion'. On the surface the two concepts have very little in common, yet their connection can be traced to antiquity and the first organized sporting events. The first Olympic games took place in Greece in the

Boycott In 1932, the Nazi party became the majority faction in the Reichstag, the German parliament, and in 1933 Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany. This new leadership alarmed the IOC and sparked boycott movements around the world, including in the United States. Jewish and African-American communities were alarmed by the German government’s boycott of Jewish businesses. They appealed to the American members of the Olympic committee to boycott the games. The president of the American Olympic

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diverse society. Lots of people worked hard to promote the Olympics and some did it just to help the Olympics and some others took advantage of this event. From the Olympics, people were able to try to bring peace and unity to the world. Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic movement, gave a speech to the Athletic Society of France and his speech showed he thought the Olympics brought peace to the

It is no secret that the socially constructed concept of deviance is a label that is able to form a certain stigma to those who the label has been applied. Deviance is simply a violation of any societal norm. Any behavior that is deemed odd or irregular by the majority may be considered deviant. These behaviors and actions may produce different reactions from outsiders, or possibly none at all, depending on the audience or norm that had been broken. Anyone who decides to go against these norms will