Topicality. The Olympic education of youth is one of the most important components in the formation of a harmoniously developed personality, the development of feelings and attitudes, habits of behavior, based on the Olympic principles, the Olympic values and the Olympic ideal. Task. To study the content component of the Olympic themes in the comprehensive curriculum on physical culture. Methods. Analysis of literary sources, method of comparative analysis, methods of theoretical interpretation. Results. The results of our research have made it possible to find out the importance and necessity of studying the Olympic theme information by schoolchildren. Conclusions. Olympic education plays an important role in the process of teaching physical education. Students engaged in sports must learn to constantly strive for self-improvement, to work daily on the development of their spiritual, mental, volitional and physical abilities.

Topicality.The modern Olympic Games are a school of education and upbringing, lifestyle and self-affirmation, a means of national identity and great politics, an arena of culture, everyday life and leisure. Task. To investigate the perception of the general cultural values of the Olympic sport by students of comprehensive secondary schools. Methods. Analysis of literary sources, method of comparative analysis, sociological method (questioning, questionnaire), methods of mathematical statistics. Results. The results of our research have made it possible to state that, generally students have an idea of the important principles of the Olympic sport and give them a different estimation. Conclusions.The humanistic potential of the Olympic sport promotes the forming of universal values, develops a sense of mutual respect, friendship and embodies the pursuit of the harmonious development of the personality.