▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁The ▁Par al ym pic ▁O ath ▁is ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁Olympic ▁O ath , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁' O lymp ic ' ▁being ▁subst it uted ▁by ▁' Par al ym pic '. ▁The ▁O ath ▁was ▁originally ▁written ▁by ▁Pierre ▁de ▁Cou bert in . ▁The ▁first ▁o ath ▁( an ▁Ath lete ' s ▁O ath ) ▁was ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁in ▁Ant werp ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁The ▁original ▁text ▁by ▁Cou bert in , ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁modified ▁several ▁times . ▁The ▁first ▁Judge ' s / O fficial ' s ▁O ath ▁was ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁in ▁S app oro ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁The ▁first ▁Co ach ' s ▁O ath ▁was ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Spe akers ▁Athlet es ▁and ▁jud ges ▁that ▁have ▁taken ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁O ath ▁are ▁listed ▁below . ▁ ▁Par al ym pic ▁Order ▁ ▁The ▁Par al ym pic ▁Order ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Mov ement . ▁The ▁recip ients ▁get ▁a ▁medal ▁with ▁the ▁IP C ▁logo ▁on ▁it . ▁The ▁Par al ym pic ▁Order ▁is ▁awarded ▁to ▁individuals ▁for ▁particularly ▁distinguished ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Mov ement . ▁ ▁M asc ots ▁ ▁Each ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games