The Olympic Games and their impact on the development of intercultural and multilingual communications in sports

this study analyzes the impact of large-scale international sporting events, such as the Olympic Games, on the positive development of political, diplomatic, intercultural and multilingual communications in the field of sports. It has been revealed that athletes participating in the Olympic Games and belonging to different cultures with their own traditions and customs and to different language groups are internally ready for the above-mentioned communications, but they do not always have sufficient practical skills for this. Therefore, it is very important for Olympic athletes to learn foreign languages and constantly improve their linguistic level in preparation for competitions, and the organizers of the Olympic Games need to create favorable conditions for intercultural and interlanguage communication. In this study, the author provides practical recommendations on the linguistic training of Olympic athletes. A program for mastering English is demonstrated, as it is a generally recognized international language of communication. However, this program can also be used when learning other languages that are also in demand in the international sports world. Among them are French, German, Spanish, and Chinese. In preparing the study, current sources on the topic were considered – scientific papers, most of which have been published over the past five years.

intercultural and multilingual communication, sports, Olympic Games, foreign language, linguistic training of athletes, language barrier