選せん手しゅ宣せん誓せい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

athlete's oath of fair play

A formal pledge made by a representative athlete at the start of a sports event, promising to compete fairly and uphold the spirit of the competition.

• 開かい会かい式しきで、キャプテンが選せん手しゅ宣せん誓せいを行おこなった。

  At the opening ceremony, the captain gave the athlete's oath.

• 選せん手しゅ宣せん誓せいの言こと葉ばは、フェアプレーの精せい神しんを表あらわしている。

  The words of the athlete's oath express the spirit of fair play.