INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 7th JOINT - IOA

government’s politics. But in some countries, it is observed that
due to commercial problems the government sometimes needs to
protect the NOCs, which causes contentions among countries
affected by the government’s Olympic policy.
2) As mentioned earlier the Olympic Games are based on culture and
ethics and in some cases athletes were unsure if they would: “win
at any rate” or “respect moral principles” which leads to some
athletes sacrificing ethical principles for individual inclinations.
Ethical principals are trodden when spectators over express their
joy of winning, when they receive awards (such as automobiles,
apartments, social rank, etc) for winning, when hundredths
seconds, grams and millimetres determine the winner, and when
winners are glorified and losers are forgotten.
3) The differences among rich and poor countries lead to developed
countries winning many more medals, while the undeveloped are
unable to compete with them. Therefore, this isn’t consistent with
the aim and goals of the Olympic Games. For prevention, richer
countries should help poorer countries to develop their athletes
too.
4) Other threats to the Olympic Movement include bribery scandals,
corruption, cheating, and doping.
Conclusion
It is thought every idea to remain stable should be mixed with
culture and art. So, perhaps we can say that one of the reasons for the
stability of the Olympic Games is because of this. The development of
the Olympic Games is due to their close link with ethics, culture and
arts (music, literature, painting, architecture, etc) which are considered
as inseparable elements of Olympism. Fundamentally, we can easily
observe Culture and Ethics in every component of the Olympic
Games.
The first foundation of the Olympic Games in Greece was based
on religion, Culture and Ethics. With the fading of these principles
these Games were forgotten.
In the Modern Olympics a thinker called Coubertin decided to reestablish
these Games. For this, he used Cultural-Ethical principles
including the Olympic symbols of the Rings, Flag and Motto which all
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