Olympic rings
The Olympic rings are the official symbol of the Olympic Games. The design was created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1913. The rings were first used at the Olympic Games Belgium in 1920.
The 5 colors of the rings are blue, black, red, yellow and green. It's a common misconception that the colors represent specific continents. In fact, the five colors were chosen so that in combination with the white background, they could produce the colors of all national flags worldwide.[1] Spain (🇪🇸), Portugal (🇵🇹), South Africa (🇿🇦), and South Sudan (🇸🇸).
Olympic Rings Media
- Citius altius fortius.png
The motto on a 1948 Summer Olympics medal
- Olympic rings with white rims.svg
Olympic rings with white rims
- Olympics rings (1913-1986).svg
Olympics rings (1913-1986)
- Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques logo.svg
Logo de l'Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques
- Olympic-flag-Victoria.jpg
The Olympic flag flying in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, as the province was the host of 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver
- Skoreaandolympicflag.jpg
Flag of South Korea alongside an Olympic Flag in Olympic Park, Seoul
- Olympic flame at opening ceremony.jpg
The Olympic flame at Athens 2004 during the opening ceremony.
- AarreMerikanto1952.jpg
The composer of the 1952 Olympic Fanfare, Aarre Merikanto, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium during the games.
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