Olympism, the lost legacy in Thailand.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the lost Olympics legacy in Thailand so as to be to consistent with the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee: IOC was formed in 1894. Consequently, the IOC became the main organization to lead the Olympic movement since then. There are several documents that state why Baron Pierre De Coubertin revived the Olympic Games; some stated that it was because he aimed for international peace. Other say that the reason was to have physical education courses included in the educational system, as the youth in France at that time seem to have had problems with low level of sporting standards and abused themselves with alcohol and lacked the desire to participate in physical activities. Sport was thus utilized to help in improving the youth both physically and mentally. The results reveal that the goals of Thailand were met and that there were a large number of positive outcomes, both personal and social due to sport involvement. The article argues that Thailand should also use the Olympic idea in its educational system; Olympism could be integrated entirely into the subjects taught in schools. Other youth activities such as camping and touring could also benefit from using the Olympic ideals as their objective and this would serve to teach the youth to enjoy this value. One activity that could be used is "Olympic Studies", by taking youth into a place where they need to try hard, and need to put in an effort, such as a long walk in national parks. During this time, educational activities process could be conducted in which the youth could be taught some core subjects such as inter alia nature appreciation, goal setting, friendly competition, the joy of effort, persistence during hardness, coordination, tolerance and team work.

Keywords

• Olympic movement
• Olympism
• Olympic education
• management
• Olympic values