Pierre De Coubertin (1863 ~ 1937) is a famous French educator, international sports activist, educator and historian, and the founder of the modern Olympic movement.
Because of his immortal contribution to the Olympic Games, he is known as "the father of modern Olympics" internationally.
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Strictly speaking, Pierre De Coubertin's major is not physical education. Because he realized the importance of sports and its position in education, he made up his ambition to save the country through education and sports, and he was determined to make unremitting efforts to revive the Olympic Movement and strive for its development all his life.
Coubertin encountered many difficulties in the process of reviving the Olympic Movement, but his will to develop sports never wavered. He is persevering and persevering. 1896 the first Olympic games almost aborted because of financial difficulties. He personally went to Athens, met with the Prime Minister and the Crown Prince, and made every effort day and night to successfully hold the event.
The second Paris Olympic Games and the World Expo were held at the same time, and there was a contradiction between them. Coubertin was forced to resign and was laughed at and reviled from time to time, but he endured humiliation and never gave up. He began to revive the Olympic Games at the age of 20 in 1883, and died on September 2, 1937. He fought for the Olympic Movement for 54 years.
Regardless of the unhappiness and difficulties at home, he takes care of his work meticulously: documents, publicity, design and so on. He ran around to contact all parties, made friends to win support and worked hard. His achievements are immortal. Coubertin had principles. He insists that the Olympic Games belong to the world and should be held in different cities in the world, while the Greeks believe that the Olympic Games belong to Greece and Athens should be the permanent venue for the Olympic Games.
It is precisely because of Coubertin's insistence on principles that the Olympic Games are today's glory. Coubertin's principles of peace, friendship and progress, anti-discrimination, equality, the combination of Olympics and cultural education, the harmonious development of mankind and the principle of reverse representation have achieved remarkable results in the Olympic Charter.