Document Type
Freshman Seminar Essay
Publication Date
1992
Excerpt
The Olympic games are supposed to further the common international cause of friendship, peace, and mutual understanding between nations. The Olympic charter states that the Olympic games are not to be political. The Olympic games should not be nations competing against nations, and athletes should not be used to represent national political ideologies. This, however, is exactly how the Olympic games function today. In order to accomplish the goals stated in the Olympic charter, drastic changes would need to be made in almost every aspect of the games. National uniforms, national anthems, and the displaying of national flags would have to be eliminated and multiple sites would have to be used for each Olympics. I feel these changes would take a lot away from the Olympics. Instead of changing the Olympic games to agree with the Olympic charter, I feel the Olympic charter should be changed.
Recommended Citation
Davies, Kirsten, "Change the Charter Not the Games (1992)" (1992). The Valpo Core Reader. 345.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/345