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The Olympic flag was created in 1913 under the guidance of Baron de Coubertin of France. It was first hoisted in Alexandria, Egypt, at the 1914 Pan-Egyptian Games. [1] The five rings on the flag represent the inhabited continents of the world (the Americas were considered as one continent and Europe was treated as distinct from Asia). It was ...
1920: The Olympic rings made their official debut at the Games of the VII Olympiad in Antwerp, in the form of the Olympic flag. 1957: After the rings had seen 44 years of use, the IOC approved the ...
In its correct configuration, the Olympic flag should show three rings—blue, black, and red— on the top and two rings—yellow and green—on the bottom. ... You could be the flag team that ...
The 2012 Olympic emblem is a representation of the number 2012, with the Olympic Rings embedded within the zero. [3] It was surrounded by controversies and drew many complaints. Some say it resembled Lisa Simpson engaging in a sexual act with Bart Simpson, while others said it meant to spell out the word "Zion". [4]
The Olympic flag. The Olympic Movement uses symbols to represent the ideals embodied in the Olympic Charter. The Olympic symbol, better known as the Olympic rings, consists of five intertwined rings and represents the unity of the five inhabited continents (Africa, The Americas (is considered one continent), Asia, Europe, and Oceania). The ...
A corner flag with The Olympic rings. (Stuart Franklin/FIFA / Getty Images) The flag raised at the end of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, however, had the wrong side on top. Two rings were in ...
The Olympic flag depicts five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white field. The number of rings represent the five inhabited continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania , and the Americas, while the six colours were chosen, as each of the colours appears at least once in the flags of every sovereign state on ...
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