Abstract

GARCIA FORERO, José Antonio. LONDON 2012 OLIMPIC YEAR INVITES TO ASK: WHY AN OLIMPIC CHAIR?. rev.udcaactual.divulg.cient. [online]. 2012, vol.15, suppl.1, pp.5-11. ISSN 0123-4226.

The carrying out of the Olympic Games London 2012 invites to study the history of the Olympics, to which this article is, basically, dedicated. In the olden as well in the modern days Olympic Games are celebrated every four years. In the ancient times wars were prohibited while celebrating the games. In the modern times the games were suspended to be at war. To maintain the Olympic Spirit the COI (International Olympic Committee) created the AOI (International Olympic Academy) and this one the I.O.A. (The International Olympic Academy) which, at the same time created the CEO (The Olympic Studies Professorship); the last ones include, with details the Olympic happenings and maintain the classic definition of the games which corresponds to the summon to compete within internationally approved sports. The University of Applied and Environmental Sciences U.D.C.A, as leader of the CEO in Colombia, guides and deepens into the Olympics with the philosophy of its creators.

Keywords : Olympics; approved sports; Pierre de Coubertain; Olympic Studies Professorship.

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