ROLE OF OLYMPICS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PARITY AND THE SPIRIT OF OLYMPISM

Abstract

Olympics has a fundamental paradigm, it is not only a sporting event held every four years, but a spirit of sportsmanship focusing on athleticism. sport excellence, competitiveness of the highest order. Olympics is eternal just like the human world, its civilisation and its culture.  It is believed that the economic and social objective and commercial interest has intertwined with sport. It has become a great source of motivation for athletes but simultaneously, also demands intense training from the athletes for better performance every time. Therefore, the spirit of Olympism has enabled sport to combine human efforts and their sportsmanship for an intrinsic reward. Sport has become one of the most powerful tool for promoting gender equality and empowering young women and girls. In widest sense of the term, sports is a form of humanitarian education, clearly expressed in the Olympic Chapter in paragraph 2, “Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining culture and education, Olympics seeks to create a way of life based on joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principal” (D. Michaelidis,). It is therefore, recognized that sport has that unrivalled capacity that can motivate and inspire people and, the Olympic Movement has the duty and the opportunity to contribute actively, in line with its vision of : “ Building a better world through sport”. However, many needs to be done and great resources are needed before an ideal world can be established as envisioned in the Olympic values.