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The motto of the Olympic Games is made up of three Latin words: ‘ Citius, Altius, Fortius’ , which literally mean ‘ faster, higher, stronger.’ You can find this motto...
The motto of the Olympic Games is made up of three Latin words: ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’, which literally mean ‘faster, higher, stronger.’ You can find this motto inscribed on the banners carried by the male Olympic athletes and the lithe figures of female athletes performing their routines up on high are like waving flags.
The motto can alternatively be translated as ‘faster, higher, braver’, as the Latin fortis can be taken not only in a physical, but also in a moral sense, referring to ‘fortitude’, ‘courage’ and so forth.