Eight days to go: swimmer to take Olympic Oath (original) (raw)
Greek swimmer Zoi Dimoschaki will take the Athletes' Oath at the Opening Ceremony for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. It will be the third time in a row that a woman will swear the oath. In 1996, at the Opening Ceremony of the Atlanta Olympic Games, it was American basketball player Teresa Edwards who swore the Oath, and at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, the honour fell to Australian hockey player Rechelle Hawkes.
Originally written by Pierre de Coubertin OLYMPIC
The modern Olympic Oath was originally written by Pierre de Coubertin, and has been modified over time to reflect the changing nature of the sporting competition. The Athletes' Oath was first taken during the 1920 Olympic Games by Belgian fencer Victor Boin. The current version of the Oath was introduced in 1999.
The Oath
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