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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) uses icons, flags, and symbols to represent and enhance the Olympic Games.These symbols include those commonly used during Olympic competitions such as the flame, fanfare, and theme and those used both during and outside competition, such as the Olympic flag.
In the Summer Youth Olympic Games, the Singapore flag has been used since 2010, while in the Winter Youth Olympic Games, the Innsbruck flag is used. Also for conservation reasons, replicas are used. With nearly five years of keeping the Olympic flag for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, governor Yuriko Koike is the longest keeper of the ...
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 ...
Ralph Rose competing at the 1908 Olympics after not dipping the flag in the opening ceremony. Olympic protocol is that the flag bearer dips their flag to the head of state as part of the parade. It has become tradition that the U.S. flag is not dipped, though the origins of this are surrounded by legend and are widely misreported: [10] [11]
The Olympic Charter states that the Olympic flag must "fly for the entire duration of the Olympic Games from a flagpole placed in a prominent position in the main stadium". [33] At most games, the flag has been carried into the stadium by prominent athletes of the host nation. Following the changes made during the 112th IOC Session held in 2001 ...
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 ]
At the beginning of the ceremony, the Olympic hymn is sung first followed by the national anthem of the country hosting the Olympics and the national anthem of Greece along with the hoisting of the flags. Olympic torch relay, 1952 Olympic torch relay, 1996 Olympic torch relay, 2012 The 2014 Olympic torch in space during Soyuz TMA-11M
2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers; 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations; 2012 Winter Youth Olympics national flag bearers; 2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers; 2014 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations; 2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers; 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations; 2018 Winter Olympics ...