OLYMPIC
AND PARALYMPIC VALUES
Man ,Woman, Family ,Community ,Society ,Economy ,Philosophy ,Religion ,Nation and most important of all Nature are guided by Values .In the present day world where values are getting depleted like trees and rivers , an international event which had laid its foundation on values centuries before in which nations across the world participate is of great relevance .
The Olympics or Olympic Games are international sporting events which are meant to foster cooperation and friendship between the nations of the world while also celebrating athleticism. There are two main components to the Olympics: the Summer Games and the Winter Games. The Olympic Games have ancient origins. In Ancient Greece, a pan-Hellenic games was held at Olympia every four years, allowing athletes to demonstrate their skills, along with poets, artists, and playwrights.
The Paralympics Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. There are winter and Summer Paralympics Games, which are held immediately following their respective Olympic Games. Baron of Coubertin, who established many of the conventions and infrastructure which live on in the modern Olympics, including the motto, Citius, Altius, Fortius, which means "Swifter, Higher, Stronger." Baron Coubertin also created the Olympic logo, a stylized design of five rings. He saw in the Games an ideal opportunity to develop a set of universal principles – or Values – that could be applied to education and to society as a whole, as well as to sport itself.
OLYMPIC VALUES
Respect can be a specic feeling of regard for the actual qualities of the one respected. It can also be conduct in accord with a specic ethic of respect. It includes § § § § §
Respecting yourself Respecting others Respecting the environment Respecting each others views and opinions Understanding the conflicts and consequences that occurs due to the lack of respect
Excellence Giving your best, not only in sport but in life, and achieving your goals. This is a talent or quality which is unusually good and so surpasses ordinary standards. Or could be personal excellence in achieving a goal that seemed out of reach
Friendship
Understanding each other although there may be differences. Values that are found in Friendships are often a result of a friend demonstrating the following on a consistent basis: § § § § § § §
Sympathy Empathy Honesty Mutual understanding Compassion Trust Positive reciprocity.
PARALYMPIC VALUES Courage Being brave and condent enough to do what you believe is right. Courage, bravery, fortitude, will, and intrepidity, is the ability to confront fear, pain, risk/danger, uncertainty or intimidation. § §
“Physical courage” is courage in the face of physical pain, hardship, death or threat of death. “Moral courage” is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, or discouragement.
Determination
Believing in yourself to continue to do the best you can even if things are difcult. Making or arriving at a decision with purpose.
Inspiration
Finding something that gives you ideas to complete a task or do something special.
Equality
Everyone can be equal and receive the same treatment. This is the quality of being the same in quantity or measure, value or status. Ensuring fairness, equal treatment, opportunities, Regardless of religion or race. This should be without: § § § § §
Discrimination Prejudice Bias Inequality Unfairness
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake. This is a perception of an ideal world without fear and demarcation but with full of values. Values similar to that of the Olympic and Paralympics games and hence these games might be a milestone to such a world .History cannot tell ,we cannot tell but maybe future can show us ‌‌.
Arundhati Kurup 9E Christ Nagar English Hr Sec School