Recrelympics

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The **Recrelympic Games** or **Recrelympics** is one of the leading international sporting events alongside the Olympics and Paralympics. The International Recrelympic Committee (IRC) is responsible for organizing the Games and oversees its activities and preparations.

The creation of Recrelympics was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece, and the high till late medieval Tournaments held in scattered places in Europe. Frederick Pax Frieden founded the International Recrelympic Committee in 1948, leading to the first Recrelympic Games in 1949 held in Olympia, Greece. Recrelympic Games are always held every four (4) years, alternating between the four subdivisions before leading to the Game.

## **Etymology**

The word **"Recrelympics"** was an amalgamation of two words, "Recreational" and "Olympics". When combined it created the meaning of "Recreational Olympics". The term "Recreational" in this context refers to exercises or programs that became a leisure in time, specifically training programs that the Military used or hastiludes that were used in medieval ages.

## **History**

Formation of the International Recrelympic Committee (IRC) was founded by German Philanthropist Frederick Pax Frieden on September 2, 1948. Two months later, with the Recrelympic Charter created, the International Recrelympics Federation was formed on November 11, 1948. Frederick was determined to end hostility to all nations after the Second World War, and with the rehabilitation and programs to rebuilt Europe, he, and his friend, co-founder, and inventor, Petra Dimourgo, organized the League of Recreational Olumpikos (LRO) in Petra's hometown, Athens, Greece. The purpose of the LRO was to integrate the technologies to a list of sports in order for these sport to deter a threat by showcasing its power, potential, and safety for everyone to participate.

With Petra's groundbreaking development of the Dimiourgoenergy in the early 1910s, they used this technological breakthrough during the 1948 Olympics in London as a demonstration event, in which they implemented this technology (alongside the use of carbon-coating composite armor) to two tanks for an "Armored Joust". This demonstration event received both feedback and controversy due to its nature as if they can be classified as "sports".

Nonetheless, due to the popularity of the event and the recent approval of many organizations and institutions of this sport, the League of Recreational Olumpikos soon became the International Recrelympic Committee by September 1948, and after the Recrelympic Charter was created alongside the Recrelympic Movement, the International Recrelympics Federation was formed a month after. Also the headquarters of the LRO was moved to Geneva, Switzerland at the same month when the IRF was created.

At first, the IRC implanted many changes to existing sports under its authority, such as the Monte Carlo Rally, the Armored Pentathlon, Dueling, Pell-mell Combat, Air Racing, Aerobatics, Ship Sailing, and Naval Shooting. Soon these sports with additional more became disciplines under four main subdivisions, called sports, and these are: Panzerkraft, Infantry-Craft, Aerial Aces, and Aquatic Warfare, with their International Federations also formed respectively for governing and managing these sports effectively.

Soon, the IRC organized its first exhibition Game in Athens, Greece on April 5 to April 16, 1949. But the first time the IRC officially organized its first International Game was on the 1952 Amsterdam Recrelympics, also known as the *1st International Frieden Games*.

Currently the IRC recognized 5 Regional Recrelympics Committees (RRC), 190+ National Recrelympics Committees (NRCs), and over 200+ Nations participating in the current Recrelympics. The 17th Recrelympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan in 2016.

## **Recrelympic Movement**

The Recrelympic Movement or the Recreational Olympic Movement is the concerted, organized, universal and permanent action, carried out under the IRC, of all individuals, entities, and organizations who are inspired by the values of Recrelympism.

This Movement covers the five continents (Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania). Its Movement is to bring all athletes together under a single multi-sport festival, the Recrelympics. Its symbol is four triangles interconnected together to form a double diamond.

The goal of the Recrelympic Movement is to contribute to build a peaceful world by advocating the use of "deterrence" through sports practiced in accordance with Recrelympism and its values.

The International Recrelympic Committee, Regional Recrelympics Committee, National Recrelympics Committee, and International Recrelympics sport Federations are the four main constituents of the Movement. With the International Recrelympic Committee acting as the supreme authority out of the four.

In addition to these constituents are; National or International associations, clubs and members belonging to the IFs, NRCs, and RRCs, particularly the athletes, whose interest is to follow and serve the fundamental values of the Movement, as well as personnel such as judges, referees, coaches, officials, technicians, and mechanics.

## **Recrelympic Charter**

Alongside the Recrelympic Movement, the Recrelympic Charter was created as a codification of Recrelympism, its value and fundamental principals are reflected on the actions of the IRC, including its relationship to other organizations, the actions and functions of the Recrelympic Movement, and the conditions of hosting the Games.

The Recrelympic Charter was created by Frederick Pax Frieden, and published under the title of *Bildung der Grundlagen des Friedens* in October 1948.

The purpose of the Charter is to serve three purposes:

* to establish the values and fundamentals of the Recrelympism
* to serve as the IRC law
* to establish and define the rights and obligations of the four constituents of the Recrelympic Movement: the IRC, the RRCs, the NRCs, and the IFs

## **Recrelympism**

The Recrelympism is the philosophy of the Recrelympic Games. The fundamentals and values of it are outlined by the Recrelympic Charter.

**Recrelympism** seeks the creation of stability and peace through the blending of sport with culture, education, and cooperation. Recrelympism aims to open up the athletes' true self by letting them experience the sports of Recrelympics. This philosophy is based on Frieden's desire for creating everlasting peace among nations, which by itself is a controversy as this is a subject of a subjective creation. Nonetheless, thanks to his Philosophy, the world is now on a period of world peace.

According to the principles of Recrelympism, the practice of Recreational sports is a belief of building peace. Each individual must have the possibility of practicing these sports, without the need to worry about discrimination of any kind, which requires a mutual understanding, cooperation, friendship, solidarity, sportsmanship, and fair play.

Recrelympism states that the enjoyment of rights and freedoms to practice these sports should take place without discrimination of any kind, such as race, color, sex, sexual orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

### **Recrelympism in Action**

As stated from above, Recrelympism seeks stability and peace through the blending of sport with culture, education, and cooperation. Thus there are Activities or Missions that are endorsed by the Recrelympic Movement, and these are: Peace through Sport, Humanity through Sport, Development through Sport, Education through Sport, and Sport for All.

The IRC supports **Peace through Sport** by working alongside the Geneva Convection, and countless entities that preserves peace through the means of these specific sports and their disciplines. For **Humanity through Sport**, they work alongside the International Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations to help people perceive, gain, and understand the concept of humanism and philanthropism. In **Development through Sport**, the IRC works with the United Nations and other agencies to initiate the means and ways for both the athletes and its represented nation or team to flourish.

In **Education through Sport**, the IRC works alongside many Educational Institutions across the 5 continents to teach not only the participants but also the general audience of being active and playing these sports of Recrelympics. And **Sport for All** offers the access of sports to everyone, regardless of sex, gender, social class, race, and origin.

## **Trivia**

* Recrelympics and its concept was heavily inspired by the Olympics, Paralympics, and the International Military Sports Council.
* The founder's middle name and surname, Frederick Pax Frieden, means Peace and Freedom in Greek and German, respectively.
* The League of Recreational Olumpikos (LRO) was inspired by the League of Nations.
	+ Meanwhile Olumpikos refers to the word of "*Olumpikos"*, the origin word for *Olympics*.
* The founding of the IRC on September 2 refers to the Japanese of Instrument Surrender in 1945, finally ending the Second World War.
* The founding of the IRF on November 11 refers to Germany's surrender with the Allies in the Forest of of Compiègne, ending the First World War.