When the Olympics were revived in 1896, founder Pierre de Coubertin came up with the idea of “olympism”. He stated that olympism “is the belief in intensive willpower developed through the practice of virile sports, requiring good health and a sense of civic duty and enveloped in art and thought”. Coubertin thought that the Olympics should have an educational purpose as well as being about the sports (Monnin, 2012) .
To this day, the International Olympic Committee still values Coubertin’s idea of “olympism” through their Olympic Values Education Program (OVEP). It is free and accessible source to learn about the values of sport and physical activity on health, enjoyment of life, and social interaction (“Olympic values…”, 2018) . 
The five key aspects that are taught and taken from Coubertin’s idea of “Olympism” are:
- experiencing the Joy of effort
- learning to Play Fair
- practicing Respect for oneself and others
- pursuit of Excellence
- living a Harmonious and Balanced Life of Body, Will and Mind
(“About OVEP”, 2018)
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