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1、TheOlympicSymbolsOlympic RingsTheOlympicsymbol--fiveinterlockedrings--representtheunionofthefiveoriginalmajorcontinents(Africa,America,Asia,AustraliaandEurope)andthemeetingoftheathletesfromthroughouttheworldattheOlympicGames.Thefivecolorsoftheringsfromlefttorightareblue,blackandredacros
2、sthetopandyellowandgreenalongthebottom.OlympicCreedThewordsoftheOlympiccreedareattributedtoBaronPierredeCoubertin,thefounderofthemodernOlympicGames."ThemostimportantthingintheOlympicGamesisnottowinbuttotakepart,justasthemostimportantthinginlifeisnotthetriumphbutthestruggle.Theessentialt
3、hingisnottohaveconqueredbuttohavefoughtwell."BaronPierredeCoubertinOlympicMottoTheOlympicmotto"Citius,Altius,Fortius"isLatinfor"Faster,Higher,Braver,"butisuniversallyacceptedtomean"Swifter,Higher,Stronger."VictoryCeremoniesOnthepodium,medalsarepresentedtothefirst,secondandthird-placefin
4、ishers.Thewinnerstandsinthemiddleatthehighestelevation;therunner-upstandsslightlybelowtothevictor'srightandthethird-placefinisherstandslowerandtotheleft.OlympicOathTheOlympicoathisasymbolicgestureofsportsmanshipthattracesitsoriginstothe1920OlympicGames.Oneathletefromthehostcountrytakesa
5、noathatOpeningCeremoniesonbehalfofalltheathletes."Inthenameofallcompetitors,IpromisethatweshalltakepartintheseOlympicGames,respectingandabidingbytheruleswhichgovernthem,inthetruespiritofsportsmanship,forthegloryofsportandthehonorofourteams."MedalsOlympicmedalsmustbeatleast60millimetersi
6、ndiameterandatleastthreemillimetersthick.Goldandsilvermedalsmustbemadeof92.5percentpuresilver;thegoldmedalmustbegildedwithatleastsixgramsofgold.Thedesignofthemedalsistheresponsibilityofthehostcity'sorganizingcommittee.OlympicFlameThelightinganOlympicflameforthedurationoftheGamesderivesf
7、romtheancientGreekswhousedaflamelitbythesun'sraysatOlympia,thesiteoftheoriginalGames.Theconceptwasrevivedin1936andhasremainedanOlympictradition.OlympicHymnTheOlympicHymnisplayedwhentheOlympicFlagisraised.ThemusicwascomposedbySpirouSamara.ThewordswereaddedbyCostisPalamisofGreece
