The phrase is from the First Psalm, a translation from the King James Version of the Bible. The words of the motto encircle an elm tree which draws life from the water, an image that suggests the ...

We want to put special focus on solidarity." The original motto, the Latin 'Citius, Altius, Fortius', was adopted by the founder of the modern Games Pierre De Coubertin in the 19th century. The Latin ...