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Olympic Symbols and Flag

The Olympics have traditional symbols such as the Olympic rings and Olympic flame. Although each host city has their own unique Olympic symbol, it always contains a combination of the traditional symbols.

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Why aren't the Olympic rings purple or pink?

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Because the colours of the world flags had one of the colours on the Olympic rings

Why are the Olympic rings intrlocked?

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so all countries can come together as on so we are united

How do you spell the Olympic torch in french?

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Les jeux olympiques.

Leh jeoo oh-leem-peeks.

Why are the Olympic rings made of circles?

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The rings are the continents of the world (No Antarctica and North/South America as one). It shows the world is one when they are at the Olympics.
The interlocking rings denote unity.
They are interconnected to symbolise friendships gained from international competion

Facts about the olympic flag?

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do you know Olympic flag colours are chosen very smartly , all countries national flag at least have one colour of them.

What do the olympic rings singnify?

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The union of America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia.

Which famous singer carried olympic torch?

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Wendy McClelland and Leanne Scott

What does the olympic flag's white background mean?

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The plain white background on the Olympic flag symbolize peace among the nations

Where did the olympic torch in the birds nest stadium come from?

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/13/content_9269447.htm

BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The giant Beijing Olympic Games cauldron came as the last of many surprises at Friday's opening ceremony, as little was known of it before the final moment. It was actually a 32-meter steel structure in the shape of a torch, imprinted with patterns ofauspicious clouds and wrapped in a red spiral strip that was made to appear like an extension of the "scroll" on which the cauldron lighter was "space-walking". The builder, Beijing's Shougang Group, had worked for seven months in secret to turn a blueprint into reality for the audience of millions -- building it, hoisting it onto the top of the facility and hiding it there. ARTISTIC CREATION VS ENGINEERING DESIGN On the blueprint provided by the ceremony organizers, there were just a few specifications: the outline of the cauldron, its rough size, its planned location at the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, and the maximum load allowed. To get the perfect shape expected by artists, engineers said they had to build the cauldron with as many components as possible. "Steel products used for the cauldron were mostly pieces of handwork, not from mass production lines," said Wang Wenli, Party Secretary of the Shougang Group, China's leading steel maker. The skeleton was made up of more than 2,000 unique steel pipes ranging in size from 7 cm to 39 cm. "Cutting out conjunctions that link different pipes was the most difficult part of building the skeleton," said Li Tingxiang, the project manager. Even the digital cutters failed to produce such conjunctions that could connect pipes of so many different sizes. "In the end, we had to write specific computer programs for the cutters to do the job." The exterior of the cauldron was composed of 1,026 different 1-mm steel plates, which were heavily perforated to reduce wind resistance. Engineers did numerous experiments at a site in the capital's eastern suburbs before they managed to build the huge torch, Wand said. A site was set up for experimenting and construction shortly after the company got the assignment in December last year. It also erected a top-covered rectangular shield to keep it from exposure. The total cost of the giant cauldron was about 10 million yuan (1.45 million U.S. dollars), Wang said. IN POSITION ATOP BIRD'S NEST How could a 10-story, 45-ton structure get to the top of the Bird's Nest? This was no theoretical question; it was a real challenge builders had to overcome. Engineers were asked to place the cauldron at a precise location on the northeast top of the stadium, with only a 2-mm margin for error. More than that distance "would have made it impossible for the latches on one side of the cauldron to slot into place," Wang said. The latches were designed to achieve a seamless link with the "scroll". Making the task tougher was the fact that the stadium itself, built of steel, tends to swell or contract daily with changing temperatures. The height difference could reach 70 cm between the extremes of summer heat and winter cold, according to Shougang engineers. On the day when the cauldron was lifted onto the roof of the Bird's Nest in May, an 800-ton crane was summoned to the task. The vehicle was the only one with a working arm of more than 570 meters and load-bearing capacity of more than 500 tons. Workers had to stand on steel beams and yank at ropes against the wind to help lift the colossus smoothly. The workers held their breath, Li said. "Any collision with the beams would have caused irreparable damage to both." STEALTH BEFORE DEBUT The secrecy of the cauldron became a top priority after it was positioned on top of the Bird's Nest. A 30-meter upturned-U-shaped air-cushioned facility was set up to house the big torch. The cauldron, which stirred much guesswork before the ceremony, had actually been lying flat on top of the opening stadium for more than two months. Engineers also designed a rail and a small cart to carry the cauldron, so that the monster could move smoothly above the rugged beam surface from the previous location to the edge of the venue opening. Hydraulic equipment was used to make it stand up for the flame-lighting, including a hydraulic jack to push it up and another device to hold the bottom. The whole facility, plus the cauldron, weighed about 405 tons. The cauldron's final journey, horizontally and up, was designed to start at the touch of a button. Automatic controls were used to minimize accidents. "We pressed the button at 10:08 p.m. on August 8, when thousands of audiences were attentively watching the parade of athletes, and the cauldron was in place at 10:24 without being noticed," said Su Baozhen, deputy general manager of Shougang. The torch-shaped cauldron will be used during the Paralympics and might become an item at exhibitions or be recycled afterwards.

What do each of the colors in the Olympic rings mean?

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"The five colors of the rings blue, black and red (top) and yellow and green (bottom) were chosen since one of these colors can be found in the flag of each competing nation."

How many colors in Olympic flag?

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There are 6 colours on the Olympic flag - blue, black, red, yellow, green and white.

What is the purpose of the Olympic Flame?

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The Olympic flame honors the gods.

What do the Olympic flames symbolize?

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The olympic torch represents the theft of fire from Zeus by Prometheus the giant. It also might represent a relay run in the late Ancient Olympics in which a team of runners passed a torch between them and the last runner lit a huge torch. It is a tradition to light the flame at the beginning of all Modern Olympics.

Who lit the olympic flame in 2008?

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For now it is Yao Ming the American basketball star. But no one knows for sure. He has a big chance though.

-AK.

What five major regions of the world do the Olympic rings represent?

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{The Olympic rings represent the 5 continents. ~--

The five interlocking rings represent five continents or major geographical areas of the world. The five main regions: Africa, the Americas (North and South America are combined), Asia, Europe and Oceania. As it says in the Olympic Charter, the five-ringed symbol "represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games."

The colors of the rings represent the flags of the countries that participate in the Olympics. Every flag of a country participating in the Olympics includes at least one of the following colors: blue, black, red, yellow, and green.

Baron Pierre de Coubertin conceived the design of both the rings and the flag. The Olympic Committee adopted the flag in 1914, and it was first flown at the 1920 Antwerp Games.

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Where does the Olympic Torch start and where does it travel?

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The Olympic torch bearers carry the torch across the world until the opening day of the games, then at the ceremonies they light it up on the cauldron where it burns and does not go out until end of games.

What is the function and use of the Olympic rings symbolize?

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is to show the unity among the the five continent which are the member by representing the flag of each country also it the ring can help during the opening and closing the ceremonies of olympic but also for identification of the competation

How does the olympic torch get lit?

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The Olympic flame is ignited after having passed the torch from one runner to the next over the course of the months prior to the Olympics. The final bearer touches the torch to the cauldron to start the ceremony. The FIRST torch is lit using the rays of the sun concentrated by a parabolic mirror- at the site of the ancient Olympics in Greece.

Describe the Olympic flag and the meaning of the colors and rings?

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What does the blue ring represent on the Olympic flag?

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According to the United States Olympic Committee: "The five colors of the rings blue, black and red (top) and yellow and green (bottom) were chosen since one of these colors can be found in the flag of each competing nation

How much did it cost to burn the Olympic torch?

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A regular person cannot purchase an Olympic torch. You can buy an Olympic torch replica on Amazon or Ebay. If you participate in the Olympics, you will be offered a chance to purchase an Olympic torch,