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The fundamental principles of Olympism are outlined in the Olympic Charter. Olympism is a philosophy that seeks to blend sport with culture, education, and international cooperation. It emphasizes the joy of effort, the educational value of good examples, social responsibility, and respect for universal ethical principles.
As expressed in its introduction, the Olympic Charter serves three main purposes: to establish principles and values of Olympism; to serve as IOC law; to define the rights and obligations of the three main constituents of the Olympic movement: the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Federations and the National Olympic ...
The scope and scale of the Winter Olympics is smaller; for example, Beijing hosted 2,971 athletes from 91 nations in 2022. Most of the athletes and officials are housed in the Olympic Village for the duration of the Games. This accommodation centre is designed to be a self-contained home for all Olympic participants, and is furnished with ...
Swimmer Michael Phelps and President George W. Bush on August 10, 2008, at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing.Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. [11] [12] Dara Torres is the third-most decorated female American Olympic athlete after Jenny Thompson and Katie Ledecky, celebrated not only for her athletic achievements but also for defying age norms in competitive sports.
Olympic sports are sports that are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. The 2024 Summer Olympics included 32 sports; [1] the 2022 Winter Olympics included seven sports. [2] [3] Each Olympic sport is represented at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by an international governing body called an International ...
Salt Lake City will host the Winter Olympics for a second time in 2034, marking the tenth Olympics hosted in the United States. The United States has won the most gold and overall medals in the Summer Olympic Games, even if the medal totals of the Soviet Union/CIS and Russia are combined, and has topped the medal table 19 times. [25]
Supervise the promotion of Olympic values-based education and provides strategic direction on IOC programmes and activities related to the education of youth through sport. IOC Olympic Programme Commission: Karl Stoss Austria: Analyze Summer, Winter and Youth Olympic Games programmes and form proposals for consideration by the IOC Executive Board.
1: National Olympic Committee is a member of the UANOC. 2: National Olympic Committee is a member of the OCA but not an ANOC member. 3: Official name used by the IOC, ANOC and OCA for the Republic of China (Taiwan). 4: National Olympic Committee is a member of the CIJM. 5: National Olympic committee also the national Commonwealth Games Association.