The production of sculptures associated with the Olympic Games began in the 7th century BC. There were thousands of sculptures in ancient Olympia, Greece, many of which were made for the winners of the Olympic Games. In the 4th century BC, the sculptor lysipos's "The Athlete to Scratch Sweat" created a competitive figure who was wiping oil from his arms. These art treasures were rare, well-structured and elegant. Today, people are most familiar with ” The Discus Thrower, created by sculptor Millon in 450 BC. The original work was lost, but it is a marble copy of the Roman period that has survived.

  The modern Olympics have inherited the traditions of ancient Greece and inspired the artists. As Pierre De Coubertin said, "sport can be an opportunity and for the creations of art and for the creator themselves, because it creates beauty, the art of life -- the athletes."

  At the beginning of this century, Rodin, a famous French sculptor in the world, took an athlete as a model and created “The American Athlete”in 1901. In addition, Boudair's "Hercules The Archer" is also a rare masterpiece. The model for the work, French athlete Phango, held an exhausting pose for nine hours to complete the piece. The sculpture was exhibited in Paris in 1910 and received high praise. Both of the two pieces are currently on display at the Olympic museum in lausanne, Switzerland.

  The Mexican organizing committee for the 1968 Olympic Games organized a cultural event called "the road of friendship and art" in which 18 sculptors from 16 countries on five continents took part. One of the concrete sculptures stands 18 meters high and is part of the city's landscape.

  Organizers of the Seoul Olympics held two international field sculpture seminars in the summer of 1987 and the spring of 1988, inviting sculptors from 30 countries to work in South Korea. The organizing committee established the Olympic park in Seoul. The park is not only filled with green grass, but also contains more than 200 works by sculptors from all over the world. The main entrance to this unique sculpture park is called "the gate of peace". In the park is a monument to the Olympic movement, made of stone brought by athletes from each country. A total of 4,875 stones of various shapes and forms, donated by 131 countries and individuals from all over the world, have been piled up to symbolize the spirit of peaceful coexistence of mankind, leaving a permanent memorial in Seoul. In lausanne, where the International Olympic Committee is based, Olympic sculptures also add to the city's image. On the right side of the entrance to the Olympic museum is a huge sculpture of the athlete's strong waist and abdomen, called faster, higher, stronger. The sculpture is divided into 6 pieces, which can form a perfect whole, reflecting the rhythm of life. This ingenious, static and dynamic work is from Spanish artist Belocal.

  Inspired by the Olympic ideal, Chinese artists Mr. Cheng Zhu and Mr. Jinfeng Tian created two sculptural masterpieces, "An Arrow At The Critical Juncture" and "Go To The World Arena" respectively. In 1985, these two works won the special award of sculpture at the first sports art exhibition of China and the trophy awarded by the International Olympic Committee. They were given to the IOC by the Chinese Olympic Committee in 1989 and are now on display in the Olympic museum and the Olympic park in lausanne.

  Xiamen and the sculpture:

  On March 25, 2005, 99 marathon sculptures were displayed on the Huandao Road. Mr. Rogge, then the President of the international Olympic Committee, selected two of them to be stored in the Olympic museum in lausanne, Switzerland. The "never stop" marathon group sculpture made up of 99 sculptures was exhibited in Huandao road, xiamen, which were the first marathon sculptures in the world (99 marathon sculptures are now displayed in the exhibition hall on the second floor of Xiamen Olympic Museum, welcome to pay a visit).

  The perpetual pace inscription was autographed by the former IOC President Mr. Rogge and presented to Xiamen to match the Marathon sculpture group on April 25, 2006 . It once stood in Xiamen Huandao Road and was seen as permanent glory of Xiamen. Our museum is authorized by Xiamen government to keep it. On the left side, it is the Chinese explain words of its origin and the Naxi pictograph inscribed by a Dongba master, while on the right side, it is the English explain words, which stand for the spirit of Marathon.