Why are there 7 Olympic rings now?

Answer 1

The 5 continents are: America (Both north and South), Europe, Asia, Africa & Australasia!

And the 7th continent, Antarctica, has no indigenous people so they are not included. You will not see an athlete at the Olympics representing Antarctica or a country within Antarctica.

Answer 2

1) The continents of North America and South America are combined into one.

2) There are no indigenous people of Antarctica, therefore, no athlete competes under the flag of a country within Antarctica or under the flag of Antarctica.

Answer 3

The five circles stands for the five continents: Africa, Asia, America, Australia, and Europe.

Answer 4

There isn't 7... Only 5.