Abstract
The article highlights data on Olympism, the Olympic principles and the role of Olympic education as a pedagogical process through all forms of systematic education and planning for gaining knowledge about the Olympic Games and the Olympic movement in general. The issues of revival of the ideas of Olympism, the problems of modern sports (the rules of fair play and sport ethics) have been addressed. Objective. Formation of knowledge about the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement in students. Methods. Analysis of modern scientific and methodical literature. Results. The authors point to the importance of the Olympic education priorities, suggesting that it should be introduced as a compulsory subject in curricula and programs of educational institutions that train specialists in this field. The Olympic education, as a subject, adheres to its initial principles, instills humanism, honest rivalry, respect for fans, judges, and forms knowledge about the sources of the Olympism. At the end of XX century. the International Olympic Committee decided to admit professional athletes to the Olympic Games. This led to some departure from the main Olympic principle, "The main thing is participation but the victory", and the Games became the object of implementing various business plans of large companies. In such a complex world for young people, it is important to be able to achieve their goal without being tempted to bring temporary victories, to remain honest and just, to adhere to the principles of humanism, based on respecting others and oneself.