 Olympic Ceremonial, Protocol and SymbolismDaryl Adair Chapter 11 in Managing the Olympics, 2013, pp 182-205 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The Olympic Games are not only a multi-sport competition, they also serve to commemorate the aspirations of the Olympic Movement (OM) by way of ceremony and symbolism. Indeed, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has established protocols for Games organizers, who are expected to effectively manage officially sanctioned rituals and conventions that aim to publicly demonstrate and validate Olympic ideals. This chapter, therefore, focuses on what is expected of Games organizers in terms of ceremony and symbolism, keeping in mind that these aspects of the Olympics have a variety of purposes — pedagogical, ideological and aesthetic. Four of the most prominent Olympic rituals are examined: the lighting of the Olympic flame and the torch relay, the opening ceremony, the awarding of medals and the closing ceremony. The chapter does not deal in any detail with the artistic programmes at the Games, nor the Cultural Olympiad; it is concerned with ceremonial practices that are prescribed by the Olympic Charter and, therefore, the responsibility of an OCOG to address.1 Keywords: Olympic Game; Artistic Programme; International Olympic Committee; Host City; National Anthem (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-38958-8_11 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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