{"id":71,"date":"2008-02-13T11:53:47","date_gmt":"2008-02-13T17:53:47","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-08-07T15:34:33","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T20:34:33","slug":"ioc-culture-and-olympic-education-forum-thesis-on-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportjournal.org\/article\/ioc-culture-and-olympic-education-forum-thesis-on-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"IOC Culture and Olympic Education Forum : Thesis on Culture and Olympism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"submitted\">Submitted by: Dr. Ren Hai<\/div>\n<p>In the human species individuals are born cultureless. Ancient Greeks successfully used sport in building up their brilliant civilizations. Impacts of culture and education on sport are undeniable. Sport is not only the exalting of physical activities. &#8220;To place everywhere sport at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to encouraging the establishment of a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of the human dignity&#8221;, as Olympism suggest, must be done.<\/p>\n<p>So<br \/>\nOlympism = Sport + Education + Culture<\/p>\n<p>All sports are full of certain cultural symbols and messages. It needs to disseminate through sport cultural values and, in the Olympic Movement, that is to avoid the cultural homogenization, to favour a policy linking sport with culture and education, by encouraging education programs, universities and sport institutions.<\/p>\n<p>It is not only to give sports an artistic overlook and make them more elegant, but also helpful in refining basic nature of sport and enhancing their value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"submitted\">Submitted by: Dr. Ren Hai<\/div>\n<p>In the human species individuals are born cultureless. Ancient Greeks successfully used sport in building up their brilliant civilizations. Impacts of culture and education on sport are undeniable. Sport is not only the exalting of physical activities. &#8220;To place everywhere sport at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to encouraging the establishment of a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of the human dignity&#8221;, as Olympism suggest, must be done.<\/p>\n<p>So<br \/>\nOlympism = Sport + Education + Culture<\/p>\n<p>All sports are full of certain cultural symbols and messages. It needs to disseminate through sport cultural values and, in the Olympic Movement, that is to avoid the cultural homogenization, to favour a policy linking sport with culture and education, by encouraging education programs, universities and sport institutions.<\/p>\n<p>It is not only to give sports an artistic overlook and make them more elegant, but also helpful in refining basic nature of sport and enhancing their value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[299,291],"tags":[27,8,28,29],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4btio-19","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":74,"url":"https:\/\/thesportjournal.org\/article\/ioc-culture-and-olympic-education-forum-preface\/","url_meta":{"origin":71,"position":0},"title":"IOC Culture and Olympic Education Forum : Preface","date":"February 13, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Submitted by: He Zhenliang It is often said and repeated that Olympism is sport and culture. This is not a simple definition, it is a programme that is constantly developing. The cultural dynamism of the IOC and the Olympic Movement is conveyed periodically at Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports Facilities&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":388,"url":"https:\/\/thesportjournal.org\/article\/the-place-and-role-of-olympism-in-higher-education\/","url_meta":{"origin":71,"position":1},"title":"The Place and Role of Olympism in Higher Education","date":"August 5, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Anton\u00edn Rychteck\u00fd, Charles University, Czech Olympic Academy, Prague, Czech Republic ### Introduction Interpreting the place and role of Olympism in higher education is a necessary and pertinent issue. The close relationship between the Olympic Movement and universities dates back as far as 1894. 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Olympic Charter, Fundamental Principles","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports History&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":416,"url":"https:\/\/thesportjournal.org\/article\/olympic-edition-2010\/","url_meta":{"origin":71,"position":4},"title":"Olympic Edition 2010","date":"June 28, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"### International Olympic Academy: 10th Joint International Session for Presidents or Directors of National Olympic Academies and Officials of National Olympic Committees #### Table of Contents 1. [President's Forward - Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich](#forward) 2. [Introduction to the International Olympic Academy - Anne Kent Rush, Editor](\/article\/introduction-international-olympic-academy) 3. 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