Olympic Values

The spirit of Olympism

Olympic
Values

Excellence, Friendship and Respect guide how we compete, cooperate and contribute through sport.

A philosophy of life

More Than Competition

Olympism combines sport with culture and education. It encourages people to pursue their best, build understanding across differences and respect the dignity of every participant.

For Eri-NOC, Olympic values provide a practical foundation for athlete development, federation leadership, clean competition and national sporting culture.

Three core principles

Values That Move Sport Forward

These values belong on the field of play, in training, in administration and throughout the wider community.

01
Strive for your best

Excellence

Giving the best of ourselves—not only to win, but to progress, learn and reach our full potential.

02
Build understanding

Friendship

Using sport to connect people, strengthen cooperation and create bonds across communities and nations.

03
Protect dignity

Respect

Respecting ourselves, one another, the rules, officials, opponents and the environment in which sport takes place.

Olympic education

Turning Values into Behaviour

Values become meaningful when they shape daily decisions. Eri-NOC promotes conduct that protects fair competition, supports inclusion and develops responsible sporting leaders.

Fair PlayClean SportInclusionTeamworkDisciplineIntegrity
For athletes

Compete with Character

Pursue performance with discipline, humility, respect and responsibility.

For federations

Lead with Integrity

Build transparent, athlete-centred organizations and protect clean competition.

For communities

Grow Through Sport

Use sport to inspire participation, understanding, health and national pride.

Live the values. Strengthen the movement.

Olympic Movement