Olympic motto set to be changed to include word together Wednesday, 21 April 2021
A change to the Olympic motto to include the word together proposed by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has been endorsed by the Executive Board and is set to be put to the Session in Tokyo for approval.
During last month s virtual IOC Session, Bach suggested the motto should become faster, higher, stronger - together in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Bach said today his proposal had been met with a number of supportive messages , including from the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee.
It is now set to be put to the IOC membership at the Session in Tokyo on July 20 and 21, due to take place before the planned opening of the rescheduled Olympic Games on July 23.
IOC Executive Board supports Olympic motto proposal IOC/Greg Martin
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) today met virtually and discussed, among other topics, a proposal made by IOC President Thomas Bach to add the word “together” after a hyphen to the Olympic motto “faster, higher, stronger”.
The idea to start this discussion was proposed to the 137th IOC Session last month after President Bach’s re-election. The suggestion for the motto in different languages would be:
Latin: “citius, altius, fortius – communis“
English: “faster, higher, stronger – together”
French: “plus vite, plus haut, plus fort – ensemble“
German: “schneller, höher, stärker – gemeinsam“.