Olympic Spirit
WHAT DOES THE OLIMPIC SPIRIT MEAN TO ME?
First we start defining “Olympic” and “Spirit”. Olympic is of or relating to the ancient city of Olympia or the OlympicGames and Spirit is the nonphysical part of a person that is the seat of emotions and character; the soul. So Olympic Spirit means a way of living (or mindset too) the Olympic Games, for the athletesand spectators.
To speak about the Olympic Spirit I don’t have to think a lot or to research weird information about something very far away from here, from my community. I have lived the OlympicGames here, I have lived the Olympic Spirit. This lasts weeks all my community has seen and lived the Olympic Games. Every mother my mother asked my father, who won the competition yesterday? And wetalked about it in the breakfast time, then in school I talked with my friends of The Games, we share everything we thought, everything we felt. And I have to say that everyone was completely joyfully,because sending all that Colombian athletes and winning eight medals it’s not normal, it´s great, well we are underdeveloped country, I think we are finally growing!. And when all the school waswatching at Mariana Pajón, there are not worlds to express that feeling, everyone was happy, proud, everyone was praying for her victory. I think that´s one part of the Olympic Spirit, the way we watched andwho we lived this Games that´s is Olympic Spirit.
The other kind of Olympic Spirit is who the athletes participated, competed, lost and won the Games. It was beautiful, who everyone worked, workedand worked and then won, show the world what they know to do. “The mission of Olympic Spirit is to build a peaceful and better world in the Olympic Spirit which requires mutual understanding with aspirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play - Olympic Spirit strives to inspire and motivate the youth of the world to be the best they can be through educational and entertaining interactive...
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