OLYMPIC WAY OF WINNING VERSUS PLATOS VIEW OF SPORTSSport, like any other discipline, was included in any scholastic undertakingduringtheancienttimesasitpromotedwhatwasknownthenasarteorhumanexcellence. Thegoal thenmaybesummedupintoonewordwinning.It canbearguedthat it neednot bebyshowingthat wevaluewinningprecisely for the virtues associated with it. I then take Platos traditional partsof aret! piety,sophrosun, courage and "ustice and showhowthey aremanifest in modern athletic ideals of self#knowledge, discipline, courage and"ustice.(Reid, h.; sport, education and the meaning of victory; morningsidecollege)To the extent that scholastic athletic programs develop thesevirtues, it may be concluded, their pursuit of winning is not at odds with theinstitutional mission of educating students. Platousedhisbasicconceptsinexplainingtruewisdom. Inexplaininghisview about Sport, we may be able to apply his hierarchicaldivision of thestate and human soul and divide this discipline into three parts. The $rst part, the lowest as deemed in philosophical thinking, is what may becalledtheappetite soul. %ere, mandevelops his person basedon thematerial things he gains in sport winnings and pri&es. The second stage,corresponding to the second part of the soul, is the emotional soul. %ere, thewinnings allow man to seek ful$llment through honor and glory. The third,whichisthehighestformofthesoul isreasonablesoul. %ere, manisnolonger concerned with competing with outside elements. It is with his ownself that he competes and attains self# ful$lment.In relation with the Olympic way of winning, it is always the virtue which weassumethatwedevelopwhenwethinkofthe'lympic(ames. )hattheevent, which happens every four years, wishes to convey is that one*s trueself is developed and achieved through sportsmanship and thereby attaininghumanexcellence. Itisnotonlythroughcompetitionwithothersthatwereachour goals, but moresowithcon+ueringthemost important andhighest formof contest, winning against and surpassing self,personalexpectations. )hat better way to capture the relationship of the 'lympicsand Plato to engage in sports, whether within the academic surroundings orin individual e-orts of man.Jeane Kathleen Kimm Isla-ArcanS)./0/UNESCO CODE OF SPORTS ETHICS AND SOCIATIC PHILOSOPHYIt is basic in the 1ode of Sports 2thics to refer to ethical considerations whichlead to fair play, making it an integral, and not optional element, of all sportsactivity, sportspolicyandmanagement, aswell asapplytoall levelsofability and commitment, including recreational as well as competitive sport. The 1ode provides a sound ethical framework to eliminate the pressures inmodern day society, which appear to be downgrading the traditionalfoundations of sport # foundations which were built on fair play andsportsmanship, virtues which date back to the $rst 'lympics and which wasdiscussed by Plato. Theutmost concernis 3air Play, for childrenandyoungpeople, intherecognition that these same children and young people of today may be thesameadultparticipants andsporting starsinthefuture. The1ode furtheraddresses institutions and adults who have a direct or indirect contact andinterventioninthedevelopment ontheyouth*simmersioninsportsandsports#related endeavors,undertakings. The 1ode embraces the concepts of the right of children and young people toparticipate and en"oy their involvement in sport, and the responsibilities oftheinstitutionsandadultstopromotefairplayandtoensurethattheserights are respected.(http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php)3air playis de$nedbeyondtheobservanceof therules. It utili&es theconcepts of friendship, respect for others and always playing within the rightspirit. It isde$nedasawayof thinking, not "ust awayof behaving. Itincorporates issues concerned with the elimination of cheating,gamesmanship, doping, violence 4both physical and verbal5, the sexualharassment and abuse of children, young people and women, exploitation,une+ual opportunities, excessive commerciali&ation and corruption.4http!,,portal.unesco.org,education,en,ev.php5 6ow, coming into terms with all these concepts, it is safe to deduce that fairplay and sport are intertwined. Sports is both a social and cultural activity,therebyemployingmoreof thespirit of fair play. )henasport event isplayed and executed fairly,not "ust by the sportrules but also byhumanrules, it gives one a chance to gain self#knowledge, self#expression and self#ful$llment. 7 person ac+uires an inter#disciplinary development throughinvolvement in sports and since sports allows one to assume socialresponsibility, hebecomesresponsivetosociaticphilosophy. The1odeofJeane Kathleen Kimm Isla-ArcanS)./0/Sports2thicsfostersfair playwhichmakesapersonawareof hissocialresponsibility. 'nce this is developed, it makes growth holistic.Jeane Kathleen Kimm Isla-ArcanS)./0/