The Olympic Games are without a doubt the world's largest and most celebrated sporting event. But pay a visit to a show underway at Beijing's International Exhibition Center and you begin to see they have an impact far beyond the realm of sports. The Olympic Games are a celebration of humanity. That becomes clear as you wander among the displays at Beijing's International Exhibition Center. The show is called "IOC Olympic Treasures Exhibition." It carries you through the spectacle of the opening ceremony and takes you to the triumphant moment when winners are crowned, tears in their eyes, a flag draped on their shoulders. Due respect is paid to the ancient history of the Olympics. There are Greek vases with images of athletes painted on them. Replica of a disc, as in the "Disc Thrower" by Greek sculptor Myron, is showcased to evoke the games' long history. Though the games have their origin in ancient Greece, the modern Olympics were launched by Pierre de Coubertin. In each line of de Coubertin's "Olympic Manifesto" one can see the fervor of the Olympic ideal first ignited by the flame in Olympiad. Reignited, the Olympic flame has spread across the globe, illuminating regions once been plagued by war and poverty. Memorable among the exhibits is the torches lit at each of the games' opening ceremonies, from Athens in 1896 to Athens again in 2004. And the next torch to burn brightly is that of Beijing. It is at the Olympics where new trends are pioneered and the latest technology put to test. Everything from this chunky wooden cycling model in the early 1800s to its much sleeker contemporary in 1984. The Olympics inspire artists. Sculptures capture men and women in a pause more dynamic than motion. Then--at the end--the moment of victory. It's a moment in which all the pain and hard work culminates in triumph. A moment when all sounds subside except the one voice rising within. That moment and that voice are so strong, so passionate, it fills the exhibition hall and the heart of every visitor.