The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions (the Olympic rings), in five different colours. These colours shall be, from left to right, blue, yellow, black, green and red.
Olympic Symbols The Rings: ● The
five Olympic rings represent the
five continents of Africa, America, Asia, Australia and Europe.
● They are
interlinked to symbolise the
universality of Olympism and the
meeting of the athletes of the world during the Olympic Games i.e.
unity of the world. ● These rings appear on a
white background on the Olympic Flag.
● In this way, the six colours of the Olympic flag (blue, yellow, black, green, red for the rings and white for the background) represent all nations.
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Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modem Olympic Games, explained the meaning of the flag in 1931 as 'The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlinked rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colours are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time."
Motto: ● The Olympic motto is made up of three Latin words -
Citius, Altius, Fortius - meaning
Faster, Higher, Stronger. These three words encourage the athlete to give his or her best during the competition.