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SECTION IV Maintaining a Sharp Eye
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SECTION IV Maintaining a Sharp Eye
created and proposed by the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (OCOG) or the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the host country. It is the responsibility of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to approve Olympic emblems for the Olympic Games. The Olympic emblems are used in promotional materials, by sponsors of the Olympics, on the uniforms of every Olympic competitor. All emblems are the property of the IOC.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne,
Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23, 1894. Its membership consists of the 205 National Olympic Committees. The IOC organizes the modern Olympic Games held in Summer and Winter, every four years. The first Summer Olympics organized by the International Olympic Committee held in Athens, Greece, in 1896; the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, in 1924. Until 1992, both Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same year. After that year, however, the IOC shifted the Winter Olympics to the even years between Summer Games, to help space the planning of the two events two years apart from one another.
Summer Olympic Games — has made to the world and to all mankind.
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3 “Dancing Beijing” is in a favorite color of the Chinese people. The color “red” is intensively used in the emblem, pushing the passion up to a new level. It carries
saying it was the best emblem ever designed. 2 The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games emblem is filled with Beijing's hospitality and
hopes, and carries the commitment made to the Olympic Movement by a country
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The Olympic Emblem Each Olympic Games has its own Olympic emblem, which is a design
integrating the Olympic rings with one or more distinctive elements. They are
Chinese people's longing for luck and happiness and their explanation of life. Red is the color of the Sun and the Holy Fire, symbolizing life and a new beginning. Red represents a mind at ease, symbolizes vitality, and conveys China's blessing and invitation to the world. “Dancing Beijing” calls upon heroes.4 “Dancing Beijing” is a kind invitation. 5 Olympic Games function as the stage The open arms in the emblem say that where heroes are made, records broken and medals earned. China is opening its arms to welcome the rest of the world to join the Olympics, a celebration of “peace, friendship and progress of mankind”. 6 “Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar?”7 Come to Beijing, take a good look at the historical heritage of China's capital city, and feel the pulse of the country's modernization. Come, share every piece of its joy, and experience the slogan “One World, One Dream”.
The 2008 Olympic Emblem Dancing Beijing is the name of the official emblem of the 2008 Summer Olympics, which took place in Beijing in the People's Republic of China. It was unveiled in August 2003 in a ceremony attended by 2 008 people at Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The emblem draws on various elements of Chinese culture, depicting a traditional red Chinese seal above the words “Beijing 2008” and the Olympic rings. The logo was created by Guo Chunning, the vice-president of the “Beijing Armstrong International Corporate Identity” (AICI). International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge delivered an address at the unveiling ceremony. Here is part of his speech: “Your new emblem immediately conveys the awesome beauty and power of China which are embodied in your heritage and your people … In this emblem, I saw the promise and potential of a New Beijing and a Great Olympics. This is a milestone in the history of your Olympic quest. As this new emblem becomes known around the world and, as it takes its place at the centre of your Games, we are confident that it will achieve the stature of one of the best and most meaningful symbols in Olympic history.”
that has a population of 1.3 billion and by a nation with both ancient civilization and