The Olympic badge first appeared at the 1896 Athens Olympic Games, the first Olympic Games. It was originally a round hard paper used to distinguish athletes, officials and news media. Later, some competitors exchanged the round cards they wore to convey good wishes to each other, which gradually formed a fashion. Since its birth, it has developed into an enduring public collection of treasures. These small badges have witnessed the ups and downs of the Olympic Games over the past 100 years.

  The exchange of badges in the Olympic Games is a kind of culture. "If there is no exchange of badges in an Olympic Games, there will be less cultural heritage in this Olympic Games." A reporter commented on the importance of the Olympic emblem.

Today, together with Pang Shaoman, the volunteer of Xiamen Olympic Museum, we will enjoy the collection story of the badges of previous Olympic Games.

  Hello, I'm Pang Shaoman. Today I'd like to introduce you the badges of the previous Olympic Games to you. In Xiamen Olympic Museum, the badges of the previous Olympic Games, as well as various kinds of commemorative badges issued by the Organizing Committee of the previous Olympic Games, the national and regional Olympic committees, Olympic sponsors, the ISF and other organizations are displayed in special exhibition cabinets. The emblems are generally made of copper and round, with no fixed pattern. On the front side, it is generally the emblem of the Olympic Games and the symbol pattern of the host city, and has words such as number of sessions, host place and time.

  What is the historical origin of the Olympic badge? Since the establishment of the modern Olympic Games in the last century, various Olympic badges symbolizing friendship and gratitude have existed. The Olympic emblem first appeared at the 1896 Athens Olympic Games, the first Olympic Games. It was originally a round hard paper used to distinguish athletes, officials and news media. Later, some competitors exchanged the round cards they wore to convey good wishes to each other, which gradually formed a fashion. Since its birth, it has developed into an enduring public collection of treasures. These small badges have witnessed the ups and downs of the Olympic Games over the past 100 years. In 1908, the London Olympic Games officially launched the badges for identification , such as the IOC badge and the media badge Many badges are inlaid with scallops, colorful and exquisite as ornaments. At the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games, Olympic souvenirs and badges were sold to the audience for the first time, which also became a turning point in the development history of Olympic badges. With the completion of the Olympic Village at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, athletes and officials can exchange badges more easily. This custom has also developed in full swing, and has been followed by the subsequent Olympic Games, with a rapid expansion of the scope of influence. However, influenced by the great depression, the 1932 American Olympic Games greatly reduced the circulation of public Olympic badges. At the Winter Olympics in Lake Presd, only two badges were issued for medical staff and ski patrols. In order to raise funds for the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmish Pattenkirchen and the Berlin Olympics, the Olympic Committee sold more than one million Olympic badges between 1933 and 1936, which are among the most popular badges to the collectors today. Under the influence of the Second World War, the two Olympic Games (Sapporo Winter Olympics and Tokyo Summer Olympics) originally scheduled to be held in Japan in 1940 were canceled. However, the badges designed for the two Olympic Games were produced as scheduled. There is no doubt that these badges have become the most popular treasures in the current collection market. In 1948, the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games improved the market position of Olympic badges by lobbying participating countries to reduce the circulation of athletes' and officials' badges. In 1968, the Mexico City Olympic Games launched the lapel badge with butterfly buckle, which is convenient for users to securely fasten the badge on their clothes. This was the prototype of the badge widely used today. The custom of collecting and exchanging these colorful small badges began in 1980.

  Over the past hundred years, the evolution of the Olympic badges has concentrated the characteristics and culture of the host city, and the range of groups participating in the exchange of Olympic badges has been expanding. Both athletes and ordinary audiences can not only share stories and memories about the Olympic Games through this activity, but also establish their own world "circle of friends" and sports "circle of friends". During the Olympic Games, it has become a common scene to exchange and collect all kinds of Olympic commemorative badges, and the Olympic badge itself has become a link of international sports "circle of friends". In order to exchange badges, many people can go all the way to follow the Olympic season. The small badge, which contains the great world, promotes people's communication and exchanges, and also brings more beautiful memories for people's Olympic experience. Collecting badges has become an "indispensable part" of Olympic culture. Exchanging badges is an interesting process, enabling people to talk and make friends from all over the world in the process of exchanging badges. Unlike general commodity trading, exchanging badges is actually the exchanging of culture. Promoting cultural exchange is one of the purposes of the Olympic Games. In the Olympic Games, people were able to learn the magical imagination and creativity of different nations and studied the excellent culture of other nations modestly, so as to break the barrier of understanding and enhance the peace and friendship of human beings in the cultural integration among countries. The badges of each Olympic Games contains the rich cultural meaning given by the host country, which vividly embodies the value orientation and cultural connotation of the Olympic ideal. Let's experience the cultural charm of the Olympic Games and the ideal of peaceful coexistence contained in the shining badges.