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Modern Olympic Games, the form in which we see the event today, started more than a century ago. The event was the brain child of Frenchmen, Pierre de Coubertin, who was inspired by the Olympic festivals and decided to revive the games. After several attempts, Coubertin's efforts finally bore fruit in the late 19th century. Eventually, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was formed in 1894, and the first modern Olympics were held two years later in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Along with the games, Coubertin also gave us one of the most popular Olympic symbols, the Olympic flag, with five interlaced rings on a white background.
Olympic Rings
The five interlaced rings which are depicted on the Olympic flag are known as the 'Olympic rings'. The five rings are arranged in 3-2 pattern on a white background, with the blue ring to the extreme left, followed by yellow, black, green and red, in the same order. They were designed by Pierre de Coubertin in August 1912. The five rings represented the five parts of the world, i.e. the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. Both the Americas are regarded as a single continent, while Antarctica is not taken into consideration.
Though no color is demarcated to a particular continent or region, various theories tend to associate these colored rings with various citations. Interestingly, Coubertin himself never mentioned that the color of these rings had any association with the continents. For instance, at least one of the five colors among the rings is present on the flag of each of the participating countries. The Olympic rings were officially adopted in 1914, and made their debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.
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blue
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What ring represents New Zealand and Australia?
black
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What color ring represents Europe in the Olympic flag?
blue
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What continent is the blue olympic ring?
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Do the Olympic rings have a meaning?
Yes, Every ring represents a continent
Which color ring represents the US?
If this question correlates to the rings in the olympic flag then the answer is that no ring represents the US. The rings represents continents rather than countries. The american continents are represented by the red ring.
What does the blue ring stand for on the Olympics logo?
The colors of the Olympic rings represent the colors any nation may have on its flag with no exceptions. So the color blue represents the blue in any national flag, such as Greek, French, Swedish and so on.
What does the mascot represents?
the red ring in the Olympics rings and repersents the olympic flame the yellow olympic ring and antalope it dosent mean red or flame
What are the colour of the olympic ring?
Red, black, yellow, blue and green
