“Olympic Values. From Olympia … to all the world!”
A book for children from Illeana Klokoni:
“Olympic Values. From Olympia … to all the world!”
A magical journey!”
The publication was produced in collaboration with the National Olympic Academy of Greece .
The heroes of the book are the two best friends, Niki and Aristos, arriving early in the morning to school.
There awaits a wonderful surprise!
First encountered the academy, who knows all about the Olympics!
They will travel together in Ancient Greece to see up close the first Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia?
Will they learn how wars stopped, who the judges, the rules and the prizes for the winners in Antiquity?
They can see a close fight the first Olympic champion in ancient Greece or Kallipateira dressed man?
It is a real magical trip or is it a magical childhood dream full of Olympic Values … from Olympia … to all over the world?
OLYMPISM IS A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE, EXALTING AND COMBINING IN A BALANCED WHOLE THE QUALITIES OF BODY, WILL AND MIND. BLENDING SPORT WITH CULTURE AND EDUCATION, OLYMPISM SEEKS TO CREATE A WAY OF LIFE BASED ON THE JOY FOUND IN EFFORT, THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF GOOD EXAMPLE AND RESPECT FOR UNIVERSAL FUNDAMENTAL ETHICAL PRINCIPLES.
The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practiced without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play.
Modern Olympism was conceived by Pierre de Coubertin, on whose initiative the International Athletic Congress of Paris was held in June 1894. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) constituted itself on 23 June 1894. The first Olympic Games (Games of the Olympiad) of modern times were celebrated in Athens, Greece, in 1896. In 1914, the Olympic flag presented by Pierre de Coubertin at the Paris Congress was adopted. It includes the five interlaced rings, which represent the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games. The first Olympic Winter Games were celebrated in Chamonix, France, in 1924.
