Abstract
Honored as “heart” of Olympic Games, Olympic Village has its special status and value in the history of Olympic Games. After modern Olympic Games had passed for 36 years, the first Olympic Village with a groundbreaking meaning emerged in Los Angeles in 1932, which set up an ideal model for Olympic Villages in the future. Ever since Olympic Village was developed from its initial concept to an entity and was continuously developed and changed, Olympic Village gradually enriched the connotation of Olympism and was further interpretation of Olympic Value. The purpose of establishment of an Olympic Village was to construct an appropriate community space so as to spread friendship, stimulate communication and fulfill the eternal value of peace and progress pursued by Olympic Games.
Highlights
Olympic Village is termed as Contestant Village and Athlete Village
It is stipulated in the 39th Regulation in the 5th Article of “Olympic Charter”, “In order to let all athletes, following officials and other working staff live together, the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games has to provide an Olympic Village within a period of time stipulated by the International Organizing Committee Executive Board.”
“There is no reason to presuppose that Olympia was set up in any desert that is far from supply of electric power, water and light. (Pierre de Coubertin, 1993)” city sets up a stage for modern Olympic Games
Summary
Olympic Village is termed as Contestant Village and Athlete Village. It is stipulated in the 39th Regulation in the 5th Article of “Olympic Charter”, “In order to let all athletes, following officials and other working staff live together, the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games has to provide an Olympic Village within a period of time stipulated by the International Organizing Committee Executive Board.”. Even in ancient Greece, athletes lived together in Olympia for training three weeks prior to the Olympic Games. Inspired and encouraged, these athletes were eager to defeat their opponents and wore the Olive Leave Laurel which symbolized victory and peace. Modern Olympic Village neither appeared by coincidence nor was changeless, and its development depends on particular historical and social background, undergoing a process
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