The 5 rings represent the 5 continents. They are interlaced to show the universality of Olympism and the meeting of the athletes of the whole world during the Olympic Games.
At first, the way the rings were interlaced was sometimes a little odd compared with what we are use to today.
Nowadays, the Olympic symbol is subject to very strict rules. Graphic standards have been set down, which determine, for example, the exact position of each ring.
The colors of the rings also represent the whole world, as there is not a national flag in the world that does not have at least some red, green, blue, yellow, or black in it.
The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the center: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colors are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.
- Pierre de Coubertin (1931)Blue for Europe
Yellow for Asia
Black for Africa
Green for Australia/Oceania
Red for the Americas
The Olympic symbol represents the union of the five original major continents (Africa, America, Asia, Australia and Europe) and the meeting of the athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.
The blue fish, Bei Bei, represents swimming and the water. The black panda, Jing Jing, represents Weightlifting and the forest. The red Olympic flame, Huan Huan, represents the Olympic Torch being lit and also fire. The yellow Tibetan antelope, Ying Ying, represents a sprinting and other running sports and earth. The green swallow, Ni Ni, represents gymnastics and the sky. Bei Bei, Ying Ying and Ni Ni are girls and Jing Jing and Huan Huan are boys.
First of all it does not refer to the Olympics insignia! True, they are Five Golden Rings, but they represent the Five inhabited Continents,nothing to do with Yule. My guess, and this is a bigtown setting, it may refer to New York"s Commodore Hotel. The rank insignis of a Commodore ( 0-7A) was Five solid campaign sleeve stripes, gold in color) ( captain is four, admiral various thicknesses but up to six) so there you have it. Certainly there have been Yule Bashes at the Commodore.
The five Olympic rings were not designed until 1913. There were no Olympic rings associated with the ancient Olympic Games.
to represent the Ring (continents) are together during the Olympics.
The five Olympic rings represent the five continents in the world 5 continents, 5 rings actually
Nope - the Olympic flag is a modern item. It signifies the five continents where the Olympics are held - and at least one of the colours of the rings appears on every flag of the participating countries.
They represent the five major population areas of the world:The AmericasEuropeAfricaAsiaOceania (Australia and the many other countries in the Pacific)
Yes Five rings as there are five continents
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The Olympic flag has five rings. These rings, along with their five different colors, represent the international flavor of the Olympics. Specifically, they represent the colors on the flags of the participating countries in the 1912 Olympics.
"The five rings represent the five continents.
four the five fingers of your hands
it is representative of the five continents
The five Olympic rings were not designed until 1913. There were no Olympic rings associated with the ancient Olympic Games.
The rings symbolise the five continents. They also symbolise the different skin colours of people.
each country that takes part has one colour of its flag on one of the five rings
There are not 6 rings. The symbol of the Olympic Games is composed of five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field. The Olympic rings represent the five parts of the world involved in the Olympics and were designed in 1912.