L1.8. The first Olympic Congress

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The Olympic Games and the Media

41 calificaciones

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

The Olympic Games and the Media

41 calificaciones

This course gives you a complete insight into the communication and managerial techniques put into practice in the creation of the most important sporting mega event in the world. You will learn about the essentials of television production, programming strategies and television rights management of the Olympic Games. At the same time, you will gain valuable knowledge about the fundamentals of communication via social media and of the Olympic culture which is so closely connected with classic culture and humanism. The Olympic Games are a precise reflector of advanced current societies as a whole. Many of the strategies and trends dealt with in this course are transferable to other fields beyond the world of sport. Este curso te ofrece un conocimiento completo de las técnicas de comunicación y gestión que se ponen en práctica en la creación del acontecimiento deportivo más importante del mundo. Aprenderás las claves de la producción y realización televisiva de los Juegos, su programación y la estrategia de gestión de los derechos audiovisuales de los Juegos Olímpicos. Al mismo tiempo, conseguirás un valioso conocimiento sobre los fundamentos de la comunicación en las redes sociales y la cultura Olímpica, que está estrechamente conectada con la cultura clásica y el humanismo. Los Juegos Olímpicos son un preciso reflector de las sociedades avanzadas modernas consideradas como un todo. Muchas de las estrategias y tendencias que abordamos en este curso pueden aplicarse a otros campos diferentes al mundo del deporte.

De la lección

W1. INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA AND THE CULTURE OF THE OLYMPICS

During this first week, you will learn on the cultural context of the Olympic Games before going in depth with their relationship with the media. We will set the context and first history of the Olympic Games to examine then their role in an epoch of profound transformation and intellectual awake. // Durante esta primera semana, aprenderás sobre el contexto cultural de los Juegos Olímpicos antes de profundizar con la relación que tienen con los medios de comunicación. Vamos a establecer el contexto e inicios de los Juegos Olímpicos para examinar después su papel en una época de profunda transformación y despertar intelectual.

L1.1. Introduction to media and the culture of the Olympics1:06

L1.2. Introduction: the Olympics and the media6:10

L1.3. What are the Olympic Games?7:06

L1.4. Constituents and Governance6:10

L1.5. The Olympic Charter and the Media5:20

L1.6. Pierre de Coubertin9:00

L1.7. On the precedents of the modern Olympic Games4:09

L1.8. The first Olympic Congress5:20

L1.9. The Zeitgeist of the modern Olympic Games7:32

L1.10. The Olympics, sport and the transformation of society7:55

L1.11. The Ancient Olympics14:20

Conoce a los instructores

Emilio Fernández Peña
Professor Titular
Department of Audiovisual Communication

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Hello. In this video we will be devoted to highlight

the most important aspects of the first Olympic Congress Paris,

in which the revival of the Olympic Games was decided.

All was started on June, 1894 at the International Congress for the

reestablishment of the Olympic Games, held at Paris-Sorbonne University.

There were representatives from different countries, the great

majority, Europeans, and from the United States of America.

In total, 2000 people attended the opening day in

the Palais de Sorbonne on the 16th of June.

They constituted the International Olympic for the Olympic Games committee

and decided that the first Olympic Games would

be held in Athens two years later, in 1896.

The promoter of the Congress was the French, Pierre de Coubertin.

The Olympic Games could be a vital contribution to the peace among nations.

This was one of the main ideas that the French educator Coubertin presented.

The congress was structured around two main subjects.

The issue of the Amateurism on the one hand, and

on the other hand, the revival of the Olympic Games.

According to professor Norbert Müller, the commission

devoted to deal with the revival of the

Olympic Games and agreed after three meetings

that the Olympic Games needed to be revived.

The decisions that were taken are summarized in the following points:

Only amateurs would be to participate with the exception of fencing.

The International Olympic Committee would be in

charge of the organisation of the Games,

the inclusion and exclusion of athletes,

and the IOC

would make every effort possible

to generate public support from the governments.

Competition in the following sports should be carried out:

Athletics, diverse ball games, ice skating, fencing, boxing, wrestling.

Equestrianism, shooting, gymnastics, cycling.

A combined competition called pentathlon, on occasion of the Olympic Games,

a prize for alpinism would be awarded to honouring the greatest achievement during the previous

years. The first Olympic Games would be held in Athens in 1896

and the second in Paris in 1900.

Subsequently, they would be every four years.

Coubertin was a man with a great talent

for the public relations, with very good contacts

in the Parisian newspapers. Originally Coubertin had planed

to stage the first Olympic Games, in 1900 in Paris.

However, the delegators considered that six years were too much time to wait.

Dimetrius Vikelas, representative from Greece, offered Athens to stage

the Games in 1896, while London was another option.

Finally, Athens got the organization of the first Games. The

first president of the International Olympic Committee for the Olympic Games,

The current International Olympic Committee, would

be the Greek, Dimetrius Vikelas, according to a

resolution saying that the president should come from

the host country of then next Olympic Games.

Therefore, in a certain way it was written in the spirit of the times

the revival of the Olympic Games. Several people tried it before Coubertin.

According to some authors, is Le Baron who tried to

delete the contribution of others to the revival of the Games.

Even though, nobody can deny the decisive

role of Coubertin, his capacity for leadership

this new international movement.

De Coubertin was the only man able

to provide the Olympic Games a global dimension,

to supply them not only with a sporting,

but also with a cultural and artistic nature.

His great talent for the public relations, enabled

him to transmit the Olympics idea through the media,

the newspapers of his time. He created

a thought that has lasted until our days.

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