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The Olympic motto is 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' (Faster, Higher, Stronger). Basically: try harder, then try harder again.

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The motto captures the Olympic idea of continual improvement—faster times, higher jumps, stronger performances. It’s a short Latin phrase that has represented the Games for over a century.

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