Olympic Athlete Uses The 3 Key Values

Learning Intention

IAL to explain how an olympic athlete has shown the 3 key values of ‘respect’, ‘excellence’ and ‘friendship’ at this year’s Rio Olympics.

• What does ‘excellence’ look like for an athlete? Provide examples and explain in detail.
• Why is ‘friendship’ one of the olympic values this year?
• What does respect look like for an athlete during the Olympics?

Olympic Athlete Uses The 3 Key Values

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excellence

Luuka jones has shown ‘Excellence’ by doing her best in the olympic women's rowing singles and retrieving herself a silver medal and coming second for NZ. She looks pleased with her reward and is. In an interview after the match she has said that she had a very calm and confident mindset while doing very good runs. She gave herself some goals in the places which needed to be improved and worked on to become more excellent. She was a positive player in the rowing competition and didn’t mind that she didn’t come first, she was also supportive for the other competitors and will be training more for the next match.

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Friendship

The reason ‘Friendship’ is apart of the Olympics is because they want a nice and kind spirited game, by they I mean the IOC. This makes opponents more comfortable and confident during the olympics and for a much more better performance. It doesn’t discourage the others and all are playing very equal. It’s for a much more peaceful and good environment.

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Respect

Respect in the Olympics looks like people giving handshakes before and after their match. It’s to be honorable to the other opponent by being equally and respectful/kind to one another. This also symbolises friendship by being positive and by being a good sportsmanship. They respect each and everything because it’s like, being fair. You have to respect the rules that are there to follow and respect the environment and players for peaceful relationships with one another, also respecting other's culture and country.