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Despite popular misconceptions there is no link between the ring colours and a continent, the colours simply came from those colours that appeared on all the national flags of the world at that time. The colors, including white, are chosen such that the flag of every country has at least one of its colors in the Olympic flag.
The rings of blue, black, yellow, red and green, which make up one of the most recognized symbols in the world, traditionally represent the five different areas of the world involved in the Olympics (North and South America are considered one area, along with Africa, Australia, Asia and Europe). However, these continents are not represented individually by any particular ring.
Contrary to popular belief, the colour of the rings do not represent any specific continent. The only link that the flag has to the continents is the representation of the 5 continents coming together in unity, 5 rings - 5 continents. The colours have not been assigned to any continent.
The five colours on the Olympics rings were chosen because every country who enters the Olympics has at least one of those colours on their flag.
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What does each colour on the olympic flag represent?
Every country has at least one of these colors on their flag
What is the color middle ring on the top of the Olympic flag?
it means that there is heat in the countries
Why are the Olympic rings those colors?
the Olympic rings representpassion,faith,victory,workethicandsportsmanship
What does each color on colorados state seal stand for?
what does colorado's state seal stand for
Why are the rings an Olympic symbol?
This info from www.olympics.org: "The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions, used alone, in one or in five different colours, which are, from left to right, blue, yellow, black, green and red. The Olympic symbol (the Olympic rings) expresses the activity of the Olympic Movement and represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games. But watch out! It is wrong, therefore, to say that each of the colours corresponds to a certain continent!" There is an even more comprehensive explanation at this address: http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1303.pdf
What does each oylipic ring stand for?
each continent
What do the rings mean in the Olympic games?
each continent of the world is a ring
What does each color of the Olympic logo 2010 stand for?
He he i have never done this. I just want an answer for it myself , so this hasn't done much good , sorry :(
How many rings olympic logo have?
5 rings
What does each linked ring stand for?
It represents a Continent
What does each colour on the olympic flag represent?
Every country has at least one of these colors on their flag
What does each ring Olympic symbol mean?
They don't each individually have there own meaning, but they stand for the five continents that participate in the olympic games.
What is the color middle ring on the top of the Olympic flag?
it means that there is heat in the countries
What does each ring stand for on the Olympic symbol?
The 5 most important continents of the world.
Why are the Olympic rings those colors?
the Olympic rings representpassion,faith,victory,workethicandsportsmanship
What is the meaning of the color yellow on the Olympic flag?
There is no particular meaning to each color in the Olympic flag. The colors that are on the flag represent the colors that can be found in almost all nations of the world.
Why is the Olympic rings 5 instead of four or six?
The symbol of the Olympic Games is composed of five interlocking rings, colored blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field, known as the "Olympic rings". The symbol was originally designed in 1912 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, co-founder of the modern Olympic Games. According to de Coubertin, the ring colors with the white background stand for those colors that appeared on all the national flags that competed in the Olympic games at that time. As can be read in the Olympic Charter, the Olympic symbol represents the union of the five regions of the world and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games. However, no continent is represented by any specific ring. Prior to 1951, the official handbook stated that each color corresponded to a particular continent: blue for Europe, yellow for Asia, black for Africa, green for Australia and Oceania and red for America (North and South considered as a single continent); this was removed because there was no evidence that de Coubertin had intended it.
