The Olympic Charter - a set of ethical principles of the organizers of the Olympic ... - Onet.pl

full text of the Olympic Charter can be found even for the Polish Olympic Committee. There we read that “The Olympic Charter (OC) is a set of fundamental principles of Olympism and the articles and regulations of such articles adopted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Regulates the organization, functioning and operation of the Olympic Movement and sets out the conditions ceremony of the Olympic Games. Indeed, The Olympic Charter serves three primary purposes. “

These objectives are:

• recall the fundamental values ??of the Olympic
• act as the Statute of the International Olympic Committee
• define the rights and obligations of the three main elements of the Olympic Movement: the International Olympic Committee, International Federations and Naradowoych Olympic Committees and the Organising Committees of the Olympic Games

Meanwhile, according to WWF Poland, the Olympic Games in Sochi Russia were organized to the detriment of the environment.

Environmental organization advises that preparations for commencing tomorrow Olympics in Sochi lasted several years. Despite this – noted Paul ?redzi?ski of WWF Poland – wrong is the location of where it was built sports facilities.

– The very choice Soczi?skiego National Park was a bad decision, because in this area are rare and protected animal species in unprecedented numbers virtually anywhere else in Russia. In the valley of the river Mzymta, which may go up to 30 thousand. people a year, established infrastructure, which in a very short period of time will have up to 120 thousand. people – rated.

Environmentalists say the organizers of the Olympic Games has not carried out an environmental impact assessment. When planning facilities used outdated data and ignored the opinions of scientists. No monitoring was conducted on the impact of investment in this area living animal species, including bears.

– As a result of the destruction of valuable natural habitats – stressed ?redzi?ski. – Construction of Olympic facilities destroyed spawning grounds for 20 percent. Black Sea salmon populations. It got to the intersection of migration corridors for bears and endangered Caucasian ibex. Three thousand. acres of unique forest areas have disappeared under saws for the construction of the highway leading to the point of playing the games. “

(JSch)